LEAVING THE SHIP BEHIND. 579 



a work-tent for my use. Kept silk flag flying. Wind 

 N. E. ; force, from two to three miles. Temperature 

 about 23° all clay. All visit wreck. Find one chair on 

 the ice, and some oars and spare planks. Set watch at 

 ten p. m. Chipp better. Danenhower lively. Alexey 

 " plenty good." At 9.45 p. m. read divine service. 



June loth, Monday. — Called all hands at seven a. m. 

 Breakfast at eight. Turned to at nine and set to work 

 mounting first and second cutter and whaleboat on 

 their traveling sleds, and at the same time fitting pads 

 and bumpers for stretching under the bilges of the 

 boats, to prevent injury in case of heavy riding or tum- 

 bling off hummocks. 



Such of the men as were not thus employed were set 

 to work making bags to hold bread, tea, coffee, and 

 sugar for our traveling rations. I have concluded to 

 remain where we are until all our preparations are well 

 made, and then to start properly. 



We have provisions enough to live upon for some 

 time without impairing our sixty days' allowance for 

 going south. Our sick are progressing favorably, and 

 this delay will also tend to their advantage. 



Sweetman visited the place where the ship sank, but 

 nothing could be seen but a signal-chest floating bottom 

 up. N. E. wind. Temperature at noon, 28°. Much 

 water-sky in all directions. Air very damp and raw. 

 We all slept very well last night, being both warm 

 and comfortable. Fog and clouds thick. 



During the afternoon the boats were mounted on the 

 sleds and got ready for hauling. Between times, we 

 shifted camp further to the westward, as we were too 

 near the edge of the floe in case of accident. Placed 

 Chipp's tent to the rear and to windward, that he might 

 not be kept awake by the " snorers," as was the case last 



