BENNETT ISLAND. 691 



or snow fell all the time, that my sextant and artificial 

 horizon were useless, from the streams of moisture on 

 their glasses. Sent Mr. Dunbar to deposit our record 

 in a cairn one mile east from Cape Emma. 



I, this afternoon, was forced to have shot ten of our 

 poorest dogs, including Tom and Jim. We have now 

 twelve left : Prince, Smike, Snoozer, Armstrong. Dick, 

 Pilgarlic, Geyotack, Magalan, Kasmatka, etc. The 

 amount of food these ten dogs eat is not compensated 

 for by the work done, and I must think of human life 

 first. The dogs were all worn out or subject to fits. 



The sun showed about 4.45, and I got fair sights, 

 giving longitude E. 148° 20', the best I can do under 

 the circumstances. 



There is a berg outside of us aground in five fath- 

 oms, probably thirty feet out of water ; sixty feet would 

 be height of glacier foot. Barometer rising at eight 

 p. m. 29.63, at 34°. Temperature 28°. We start to- 

 morrow. 



