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THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



floe piece, and having everything on it by 10.15 P. M., 

 we ferried across. Then we had a mile of splendid 

 going over smooth ice, and when we halted for dinner 

 at 12.30 a. m., — 



July 19th, Tuesday, I am sure we had made one and 

 three fourths miles good, over a west and north (true) 

 course. The weather bright and sunny, a few cirro- 

 cumulus clouds only having appeared in the northeast. 

 The wind remained at south, and seemed inclined to 

 freshen. The land was in plain sight, and though I 

 was so puzzled yesterday, I am not satisfied yet that 

 there is no water. 



Turned to at 1.50 a. m. and went ahead. For two 

 miles we had a good road, and then we came to a fear- 

 ful mess of small ice lumps and water, with a rare large 

 block. It was the kind of ice over which one might 

 walk, but dragging anything was out of the question, 

 while a boat would be knocked to pieces. Some fear- 

 ful disturbance has occurred here at some time or other, 

 and huge blocks have been reared up on end, and at 

 all anodes. Traveling looks something like this : — 



