108 DEATH OF ONE OE OUR MEN. 



friend Alimoleeii, who had escorted us on the late 

 journey, and was now full of tribulation at our final 

 separation. 



On the 10th we ran through Co-cone to Lorenne, 

 at which place, from a sledge breaking down, we did 

 not arrive until late at night. Our instructions had 

 indicated Lorenne as a place of great importance ; we 

 desired therefore to make observations conclusive of 

 its position, and having been directed to put up an 

 inscription, set about preparing it, carving upon a 

 piece of board the " Plover's " name with place and 

 date of wintering. 



Bad weather setting in detained us here until the 

 1 5th, very much to our annoyance, for several reasons, 

 of which the principal must by and by be touched 

 upon, as without it my narrative would be incomplete. 

 On the loth then we departed, and on the road to 

 Maytchooemin met a native of Wootair, who informed 

 us of the death of one of om' men. We received 

 these tidings with sadness rather than surprise, having 

 long feared that one poor fellow approached his end, 

 and making little doubt that this was he of whom the 

 native spoke. 



Our return v^^as accomplished with much less of 

 incident and delay than had marked our outward 

 journey ; most of the desired information was already 



