i8 NEAREST THE POLE 



beyond the world's highways now, and shall see no 

 sail or smoke except our own, until we return. 



Monday, July 315/. — ^To-day the fog has cleared 

 away a bit. The sea still very smooth, not even a 

 swell. A very perceptible twilight throughout the 

 night. To-night there will be no night. We are in 

 the border-land of the region of the "Great Day." 



Tuesday, August 1st. — Continuance of fine weather 

 and listless sea. At noon we are in the latitude of 

 Cape Farewell and Cape Chidley, and about midway 

 between them. A Brunnich's guillemot passed us 

 flying south, and at 6 p. m. a small berg was visible 

 a little west of our course. 



At supper time Chief Wardwell,who has been working 

 over the Almy boilers for the past four days, hands 

 me a report that makes matters look gloomy. I am 

 seriously disturbed and perplexed. Have ordered 

 a complete overhauling and pressure test of the 

 boilers. 



Wednesday, Aug. 2d. — Another day of listless sea, 

 and opening and clearing fog, with slowly rising 

 barometer. Two bergs passed during the forenoon. 



Am feeling physically something like myself again. 

 I did not realise until we were actually off, and the 

 relaxation came, how nearly fagged out I was with 

 the incessant work, and the last two weeks of intoler- 

 able heat in New York. Were it not for our boilers 

 I should feel very content. 



In the afternoon a "bo 'sun" bird, and numbers 



