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searches nearly to the 7 2d parallel on the 104th meridian. 

 This was the most southerly point attained. It lies within 

 180 miles of the south shore of Victoria land, and is perhaps 

 part of the same island. Throughout the whole of the 

 great extent of coast-line closely examined by these 

 officers, on both sides of the strait, no traces whatever of 

 Sir John Franklin's ships were discovered, though Lieu- 

 tenant M'Clintock found the wheels of a cart used by 

 Sir W. E. Parry in 1820, and other traces of that officer's 

 travelling parties. The signal posts planted by the latter 

 were thrown down by wind or animals. 



Captains Penny and Stewart in the Lady Franklin 

 and Sophia, wintered in Assistance Harbour, in company 

 with Rear- Admiral Sir John Ross, of the Felix. The 

 spring journeys of the two former, and of their officers, 

 were directed to the examination of Wellington Sound. 

 Captain Stewart and Dr. Sutherland explored the west and 

 north sides of this inlet, their most northern points being 

 in latitude 76° 24' N. Messrs. Goodsir and Marshall 

 traced its south and west sides to the 99th meridian ; and 

 both parties, from their most westerly stations, saw a navi- 

 gable sea extending northward and westward, to the ut- 

 most limits of their vision. Wellington Strait, closed to the 

 eastward and northward, opens into this westerly passage 

 by three channels, separated from one another by Baillie 

 Hamilton's and Deans Dundas Islands. Baring's Island 

 lies more to the westward, opposite the middle channel. Its 

 shores, and those of the two other principal islands, were ex- 

 amined by Captain Penny, who crossed over to the point 

 of Sir Robert Inglis Bay on the northern shore, which has 

 been named Albert Land ; and from whence he had the 

 melancholy prospect of boundless open water, which he 

 had not the means of navigating. A boat was trans- 

 ported over the ice towards it with much labour ; but, the 



