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' North Star' reached the ship, bringing a reinforcement 

 of six new hands. On the 19th, Lieutenant Hamilton, 

 appointed to command the ' Pioneer,' arrived in the dog 

 sledge, and on the 22nd Mr. M'DougaJ, Master of 'Re- 

 solute.' Commander Osborn returned by dog-sledge to 

 the ' North Star.' 



June 23. Our ten-day interval affords, maximum 

 44-00; minimum, 18" 50; mean, 2S'062. Today the 

 first true run of water was detected on the land. I 

 caused a hole to be dug and a tin inserted, which very 

 soon filled, affording us a luxury as compared with our 

 vapid tank water. 



June 25. We have noticed that the weather here is 

 more influenced at the actual moments of the moon's 

 quartering than at the spring tides, which is opposed to 

 my experience in other parts of the world. Today how- 

 ever the moon changed at noon, but the wind, which has 

 prevailed strong, still continues in heavy gusts ; about 

 eight P.M. it abated, and at midnight ceased. But the 

 tide does not appear to coincide today with its natural 

 movements, not rising at noon by six feet to its natural 

 height, at midnight it flowed six feet above ! Can this 

 be due to an easterly gale affecting the tide in Lancaster 

 Sound, as well as in the Queen's Channel, in contrary 

 degrees ; in one case preventing the flow, in the other 

 aiding the ebb ? 



June 26. The available force being now diverted to 

 the extrication of the ' Pioneer,' Commander Richards 

 and Messrs. Herbert and Toms started on a shooting 

 excursion in the vicinity of the first tent. The season 

 appears to be rapidly advancing ; the well dug on Satur- 



