202 A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY 
side of a hill, on which we found small pools of 
water, from which we filled our canteens, having 
been hitherto obliged to melt snow to procure that 
necessary article. As we went along we fell in with 
a reindeer (without horns), which was at first ex- 
ceedingly tame, for he came within twenty or 
thirty yards of the party who first saw him; they 
happened unfortunately however to -have no fire- 
arms with them, and by the time those who had, 
came up with him, he became more wary : he was 
fired at, however, but without success. We pitched 
our tents again at six o’clock A. M., supped, and 
at eight retired to rest, under the protection, as 
before, of an officer, and a man on watch; but 
as this precaution is to be always adopted. when- 
ever we stop for that purpose, .it will be unne- 
cessary to mention the thing hereafter. In order 
to give each individual as much rest as possible, 
every officer and man, indiscriminately, are to 
keep watch in their turn, so that the men will 
not have above an hour’s watch each, every night, 
and the officers rather more than an hour and a 
half. 
Our latitude by meridian altitude at noon was 
75° 0’ 52” N., and longitude, by chronometer, 
20’ 48” E. of Winter Harbour, or rather of where 
the ships lie.* We resumed our journey again at 
a quarter before six in the afternoon, and conti- 
nued on the march until a quarter past eleven, 
when, as usual, we pitched our tentsand dined. Our 
* Azimuths were also taken, by which we found the variation 
here to be 129° 22! 59” E. 
