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up boats, and had supper. At 7.30. the situation re- 

 maining unchanged, went into camp. 



August loth, Saturday. — Called all hands at five. 

 Breakfasted at six o'clock. Calm. Crooked lead opened 

 somewhat during the night. Bennett Island, Cape 

 Emma bearing N. 12° E. (magnetic.) Turned to at 

 seven. Under way at 7.15, and by poling, hauling, and 

 dragging got boats along five miles southwest, and then 

 by 11.20 A. M. was forced to come to alongside a small 

 floe piece, unload, and haul out. We were effectually 

 stopped. The continuance of calm prevents any move- 

 ment of ice, and all around us it lies in closely massed 

 blocks over which there is no sledding, and among 

 which there is no boating. Not a lane can be seen, 

 and not a single large floe, and until a breeze springs 

 up and opens the ice we must wait. Dinner at twelve. 

 Strong appearance of land to south and southwest, and 

 cumulus clouds indicating water. 



During the afternoon the sun came out brightly, and 

 gave us a long-wished for chance to get our wet cloth- 

 ing and sleeping-bags dry. Light south air came along 

 occasionally, but the ice remained closed. Toward five 

 p. m. I thought there might be a change, and I ordered 

 supper to be got ready. At 6.30 packed up ready for 

 a start, Temperature 24°, though it has got as high as 

 32° in the sun at three P. M. At 7.10 got under way, 

 and proceeded about a mile southwest, but was then 

 brought up. Having a hard floe at hand, ran alongside 

 it, unloaded and hauled up boats. Fog setting in with 

 light southeast breeze. 



PROVISIONS ON HAND. 



65^ lbs. bread (4 days). 46 lbs. sugar (11 days). 



43^ lbs. ham. 18£ lbs. coffee (9 days). 



74.^ lbs. tea (36 days). 20 lbs. beef tongue. 



