796 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



ing snow, very bard going. Lee begging to be left. 

 Some little beach, and then long stretches of high bank. 

 Ptarmigan tracks plentiful. Following Nindemann's 

 tracks. At three halted, used up ; crawled into a hole 

 in the bank, collected wood and built fire. Alexey 

 away in quest of game. Nothing for supper except a 

 spoonful of glycerine. All hands weak and feeble, but 

 cheerful. God help us. 



October 11th, Tuesday. — One hundred and twenty- 

 first day. S. W. gale with snow. Unable to move. No 

 game. One spoonful glycerine and hot water for food. 

 No more wood in our vicinity. 



October 12th, Wednesday. — One hundred and 

 twenty-second day. Breakfast ; last spoonful glycerine 

 and hot water. For dinner we tried a couple of hancl- 

 fuls of Arctic willow in a pot of water and drank the 

 infusion. Everybody getting w T eaker and weaker. 

 Hardly strength to get fire-wood. S. W. gale with 

 snow. 



October loth, Thursday. — One hundred and twenty- 

 third day. Willow tea. Strong S. W. wind. No news 

 from Nindemann. We are in the hands of God, and 

 unless He intervenes we are lost. We cannot move 

 against the wind, and staying here means starvation. 

 Afternoon went ahead for a mile, crossing either another 

 river or a bend in the big one. After crossing, missed 

 Lee. Went down in a hole in the bank and camped. 

 Sent back for Lee. He had turned back, lain down, 

 and was waiting to die. All united in saying Lord's 

 Prayer and Creed after supper. Living gale of wind. 

 Horrible night. 



October lith, Friday. — One hundred and twenty- 

 fourth day. Breakfast, willow tea. Dinner, one half 

 teaspoonful sweet oil and willow tea. Alexey shot one 

 ptarmigan. Had soup. S. W. wind, moderating. 



