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April lith, Thursday. — An opening occurred in the 

 ice about five hundred yards ahead of the ship, and 

 extended in an irregular curve around her bows for 

 several miles. Bear-tracks were seen, and one seal 

 was brought in. As this is the time of full moon, the 

 question .again comes up are these ice openings due to 

 tidal action? 



April 16th, Friday. — Eighty-two fathoms ; moder- 

 ate drift N. W. Latitude 75° 52' N., longitude 169° 56' 

 E., — adrift since the 12th of ten and three fourths 

 miles to N. 68° W. Evidently the slack water or slack 

 ice exists to the westward, for we go so readily that 

 way. Another dog dead, I am sorry to say. Dan, 

 the dog who obligingly furnished a tape-worm to our 

 collection, has departed this life, and we now mourn 

 his loss. By measurement to-day in the most accurate 

 manner, we find the ice to have attained a thickness of 

 eighty-four inches direct freezing since August 31, 

 1880. 



April lQth, Saturday. — Evidently we have not got 

 over winter yet (minus 26°), and I must say it is a dis- 

 couraging realization. This is worse, by long odds, than 

 last year, and does not promise one half as much. 



Eighty -four fathoms ; slight drift W. N. W. Latitude 

 75° 53' 30" N., longitude 169° 45' E., — drift since yes- 

 terday N. 53° W. three and one fourth miles. " West- 

 ward ho ! " and " Go West, young man ! " are clearly 

 applicable to us. 



April 19th, Tuesday. — Occasionally we have some- 

 thing to excite us, but unfortunately it is not pleasura- 

 ble excitement. To-day the steward and cook started 

 off at 2.30 on their walking hunting exercise, but did 

 not come to time when the usual recall was hoisted at 

 five p. m. For one result, we in the cabin were for a 



