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was eager to go. I had at first intended to take the 

 clogs, with Jensen as my only comjDanion and driver ; 

 but upon talking the matter over with that individual, 

 (in whose judgment with respect to such things I had 

 much confidence), I yielded to his opinion that the 

 doo;s were not available for that kind of work. I had 

 reason afterwards to regret the decision, for it was 

 found that they might have been used during some 

 parts of the journey with great advantage. It oc- 

 curred to me, upon subsequent reflection, that for 

 Jensen's aspersions of the dogs an ample apology 

 mio-ht be found in Sonntao-'s broken barometer. 



Having concluded to make the journey with men 

 alone, my choice fell upon Mr. Knorr, John McDonald, 

 Harvey Heywood, Christian Petersen, and the Esqui- 

 mau Peter. McDonald was one of my very best sail- 

 ors — a short, well-knit fellow, always ready for work. 

 Christian was not unlike him in make, disposition, and 

 endurance, and, although a carpenter, was yet some- 

 thing of a sailor. He had lived during several years 

 in Greenland, and had become inured to a life of ex- 

 posure. Heywood was a landsman from the far-West, 

 and had joined me from pure enthusiasm. He was 

 full of courage and energy, and, although occupying 

 a position in the ship's company much inferior to his 

 deserts, yet nothing better could be done for him. 

 He was bent upon accompanying the expedition, no 

 matter in what capacity.^ With Peter the reader is 

 already acquainted. 



We set out on the 22d of October, the day follow- 

 ing the celebration which closes the last chapter. Our 



1 It affords me great satisfaction to learn recently that Harvey Hey- 

 wood has served during the late war, in the Southwest, with great gal- 

 lantry, winnin*- for himself a commission, being attached to the engineers, 



on the general staff. I found him to be an excellent draughtsman. 



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