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became necessary to transfer a part of his load to 

 Knorr's sledge, in order that he might ride. Not 

 wishing to be detained by this circumstance, I put a 

 belt across McDonald's shoulders, took one myself, 

 and gave one to Knorr, and we each pulled, I dare 

 say, as much as the best dog in the team. 



On the second day's march the ice was found to be 

 jammed in a terrible manner upon Cape Napoleon, so 

 that we were quite unable to reach the shore at that 

 place, and were forced to hold out into the Sound and 

 become once more entangled among the hummocks. 

 A thick fog, completely veiling the land, coming upon 

 us from the north, and a shower of snow following 

 after, caused us so much bewilderment that we were 

 obliged to camp and await better weather. 



The land-ice was reached next morning, and during 

 that day we made a brisk run to the north side of 

 Cape Frazer — the first time that we had struck a 

 trot since leaving Cairn Point. Our camp was made 

 near the furthest point reached by me in 1854. 



We were now within Kennedy Channel, which I 

 had before barely entered. The ice in the entrance 

 of the Channel was much like that of the Sound be- 

 low ; so that we were obliged to adhere to the land- 

 ice, even while crossing Gould Bay,^ which lies be- 

 tween Capes Leidy and Frazer, and which I once 

 thought would furnish a good winter harbor. Indeed, 

 this was the bay which it was my aim to reach with 

 my vessel the previous autumn. The little flag-stafij 

 which I had before planted at this place, was discov- 

 ered, still standing erect among the rocks ; but not a 

 vestige of the flag remained. The winds had whipped 

 ii entirely away. 



1 So named in honor of Dr. B. A. Gould, of Cambridge. 



