588 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



No. 3 sled carries flag. 



No. 4 sled carries white flag, red Maltese Cross. Motto, 

 In hoc signo vinces. 



No. 5 sled carries flag Maud. Motto, Commeje trouve. 



At eight took our lime juice. Then called all hands 

 to muster and read the foregoing order, after which we 

 hauled up the light clingy and left her alongside the 

 iron clingy. We are now, I believe, all ready, and 

 will start at six p. m. to-morrow. Loaded the St. Mi- 

 chael's sled with twenty gallons lime juice in two ten- 

 gallon breakers, ten gallons alcohol in whiskey keg, in- 

 strument box, medicine box, two demijohns whiskey, 

 five rubber bottles lime juice, surgical case, Winchester 

 rifle, and twelve cartridges in its magazine, box chro- 

 nometer Negus No. 1630. 



Latitude N. 77° 18', longitude E. 153° 25' ; tempera- 

 ture 20°. Division of officers into watches : — 



Jane 11th, Friday. — Called all hands at seven. 

 Breakfasted at eight. Turned to at nine. Loaded up 

 our second St. Michael's sled with provisions and started 

 it ahead to our furthest guide-flag. Tightened up lash- 

 ings of all sleds, and put in soft wedges of wood be- 

 tween alcohol tins. Prepared one of our records to 

 leave in a water-breaker closed up, in case it is ever 

 picked up. (The dates are correct dates for our longi- 

 tude.) 



