THE MARCH OVER THE FROZEN OCEAN. 



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At 7.30 Mr. Dunbar and Aneguin returned, and I 

 was informed of the result of their journey. They went 

 about three and one half miles, and Mr. Dunbar says 

 he thinks they were half way to the open water. He 

 was raising it very fast, but the land remained as dis- 

 tant as ever, — that is, he could see nothing but the 

 faint snow curve which we have seen all along. Evi- 

 dently, then, the land is distant, and may be, after all, 

 one of the Liakhoff Islands. But I thank God that our 

 chances seem so good for a speedy getting afloat, and 

 thus rendering comparatively easy our access to it. 

 Piped down at nine A. M. Called all hands at six p. M. 



Weather, curiously enough, bright and pleasant, 

 though from the temperature (34° in the sun) one 

 would expect our customary fog. 



Under way at eight p. m. Had " a rocky road " ahead 

 of us with some digging, and, though we crossed several 

 leads, but one bridging had to be done. 



