164 VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. September 



The ice in Allman Bay consisted of perfectly smooth 

 floes, formed during the previous winter, recently 

 cemented together with newly frozen ice from one 

 to three inches thick, through which Ave found great 

 difficulty in forcing a passage, having to continually 

 roll the ship for the purpose. The headmost vessel 

 having once formed a channel, the other followed 

 through the cleanly cut canal with very little expendi- 

 ture of coal. 



As Ave entered the bay the temperature of the 

 surface water rose to 32°. This being very unusual, a 

 sample of it Avas tested and found to be almost fresh 

 enough to drink, and this again accounted for the 

 unusual thickness of the neAvly frozen ice. 



Dr. Moss on analyzing the water obtained the fol- 

 loAving result. That at fifty-six fathoms Avas obtained 

 a few days afterwards in Princess Marie Bay : — 



Depth 



Surface . 

 2 fathoms 



10 



26 

 56 



The fresh water at the surface in Allman Bay was 

 evidently derived from the large John Evans Glacier 

 at its head, named after the President of the Geological 

 Society. 



The glacier, running in a south-east direction, ends 



