,.,, APPENDIX. 



1 2th. Water in lanes and pools in sight all around; a slight swell perceptible in the lanes and cracks. 



13th. A seal shot. 



14th. Several small lanes and pools to the northward. 



15th. Ai in- 30 ,n - P. M. a hank of aurora between S. and S. E. (true) about 8° elevation, with 

 ional vertical streamers ascending. 



16th. [ce 1 feet -\h inches thick, increase for the month Ci inches; snow H inches, no increase; ice 

 .1 L20 yards west of the ship and a wide lane of water formed, extending N« and S.; its extremes 

 not visible ; 8 P. M., aurora from S. W. to N. E. near the horizon and with vertical streamers [lasted 

 till midnight]. 



17th. Several seals seen, three dovekies shot ; the ice much broken up and wide lanes of water run- 

 ning N. and S. ; 10 P. M., bright aurora between S. W. and E. N. E. 



18th. A seal shot ; the ice closing; the tracks of three bears seen ; 4 h - 30 m - P. M. ice crushing np 

 with great force, that in which the ship is frozen appears setting southward of the western ice; 11 

 P. M. aurora between S. with E. N. E. [10° above horizon with streamers towards zenith] ; the ice 



opening. 



19th. Several seals and dovekies seen; at noon, a faint halo with parhelia; 6 P. M. ice in motion, 



afterwards stationary. 



20th. Sounded in 150 fathoms, soft mud. 



21st. Noon, the lane opened to the westward of the ship. 



22d. A seal shot; six dovekies shot; 10 h - 30'" P. M., the ice detached itself from the ship and she 

 heeled over to the gale. 



23d. A seal and a dovekie shot ; a large pool of water 68 yards west of the ship ; much water in 

 sight to the southward ; many narwhals seen swimming northward. 



21th. The ice apparently drifting southward and opening in different directions ; 10 P. M., ice in 

 motion and pressing against the floe edge 70 yards west of the ship. 



25th. l h - 45 m - A. ML, ice slacked off and the crack opened ; from G until 8 P. M. the ice in motion 

 and crushing up with great pressure in the crack W. of the ship. 



26th. '.> 1'. M., halo around the moon, diameter about 44° ; altitude moon's centre 28° ; slight motion 

 in the ice. 



27th. 8 P. M., ice opened in lane "W. 50 yards from ship. 



29th. 8 A. ML, got bottom with ISO fathoms, mud, supposed depth 170 fathoms. 



30th. Two seals and two dovekies shot; 11 P. M., Paraselena on each side and above the moon, 

 distant about 23°, moon's altitude 11°. 



olst. Three seals shot ; a fresh bear track close to the ship. 



