132 VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. August 



Daly Peninsula, packing heavily ; the main portion 

 being then carried into Lady Franklin Sound, and only 

 a small quantity drifting into Kennedy Channel. 



The south end of the United States Eange was 

 clearly visible to the westward. With the upper part 

 of each valley filled with a glacier, the mountains pre- 

 sented a totally different appearance from those at the 

 north-eastern end of the range, the difference being 

 probably due to the southern hills depriving the warm 

 winds of a great part of their moisture. 



On the 12th Mr. Egerton returned on board with 

 part of a musk-ox killed by Lieut. Eawson a few 

 days previously when journeying from the 'Alert' at 

 Cape Beechey to Discovery Bay. Owing to the length 

 of the march Eawson and his two companions 

 were as lightly accoutred as possible. Near St. 

 Patrick's Bay two musk-oxen were sighted, a cow 

 and a bull calf. Although there was no gun with the 

 party, Eawson decided upon attacking the animals with 

 his knife. The following is his narrative of the en- 

 counter : — 



' Not having any fire-arms with us, and knowing 

 how much fresh meat was required, we determined to 

 try and drive them down towards the ship ; for which 

 purpose we made a circuit and got inland of them, 

 hoping to drive them towards a small ravine. On sight- 

 ing us they immediately prepared to defend themselves, 

 standing back to back ; whereupon we attacked them 

 with stones, gradually closing in. At first they took 

 little heed of our volleys, but as we got nearer 

 and made better throwing they commenced snorting, 



