602 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



reach in one half day the indicated place, have dinner 

 on time, and get ready for a new start after dinner. 

 This was because we were on solid ice, and had no open- 

 ings. 



June 23c?, Thursday. — Sat down to dinner at 12.15 

 a. m., and turned to at 1.15. The weather remained 

 foggy, and we had a perfect calm. Running ahead a 

 dog team I found we could get on about a mile further 

 before being stopped by rough ice, and the word was 

 given for a general advance. By four A. M. everything 

 was forward. Meanwhile, seeing a good-looking lead 

 Mr. Dunbar and I got in the clingy and followed it up, 

 but it turned soon to the northwest, and I gave up the 

 idea of taking to the water. Just where w T e are it 

 seems impossible to proceed without the occurrence of 

 an opening. A small opening alongside of our track 

 terminates at our camp, unfortunately, as it tended in 

 a southerly direction. We made use of it to float our 

 boats down for an eighth of a mile. 



At 2.30 the sky cleared, and the sun came out 

 brightly. A few cirrus clouds were all that could be 

 seen, the fog rolling away as if by magic before a light 

 N. E. breeze. At five A. M. the temperature was 25s°, 

 and at seven A. M. 2G?°, and our camp being pitched we 

 prepared to bag, having supper at six a. m. This is the 

 first really good day's work, and yet I do not think we 

 have made good more than one and a half miles, though 

 working seven hours steadily. 



To the southward of us the ice is terribly confused, 

 and presents no chance for an advance as yet. But 

 no one can tell what six hours may bring forth, and 

 when we get up again we may see something. I at- 

 tempted to get our position by a Sumner, but the 

 change of bearing of the sun in the two hours gave me 



