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ISot much foaming at the mouth, but long continued 

 shaking, as if suffering from cold. Next, Foxy had a 

 bad fit. Then Tom had a queer sort of attack ; he 

 acted as if dizzy, and spun around for a minute or two 

 before attacking his partner in the harness, Wolf, which 

 he did as if thinking Wolf answerable for it. With 

 Tom it has seemed to stop, for two days have elapsed 

 without any new cases. Foxy now heads the team 

 which the doctor has to draw the dingy, which team 

 consists of seven of our poorest dogs. Ericksen has 

 seven of our best. Alexey seven good ones. Poor 

 Jack (Joe), with the lame back, has been accidentally 

 left behind at some lead or other, and the remainder 

 are so mean that they are not worth hitching up. 

 Turned to at 1.50 A. m. and went ahead, and though 

 the road was somewhat ugly, requiring much road- 

 making and some bridging, at 6.20 a. m. we had ac- 

 complished two and a half good miles, and went into 

 camp. 



The weather remained anything but satisfactory. 

 Sometimes the sun broke through the fog and gave 

 promise of pleasant weather, but fresh volumes of fog 

 rolled up from the northwest and shut in everything. 

 When we camped we had a succession of snow-squalls. 



I noticed during the day that the small ponds on the 

 ice were freezing over, and upon camping I was struck 

 with the fact that upon the thin ice was plainly visible 

 the " efflorescence," or expressed salt. If the fact that 

 this pond water remained liquid below the temperature 

 of fresh water freezing were not sufficient proof that 

 it contained salt, the oozing out of the efflorescence 

 after it does freeze is surely proof positive. Our men's 

 boot-soles are wearing out so rapidly on the sharp ice 

 over which we are traveling; that their demands for 



