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VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. 



July 



the chart. In fact the 

 whole of the coast- 

 line, although pro- 

 bably relatively cor- 

 rect, is very roughly 

 delineated, and the 

 charts must not be 

 too fully relied on. 



Late in the evening 



the ' Discovery ' was 



sighted, and on the 



two ships closing and 



comparing notes, we 



were much relieved 



2 to find that she had 



§ not suffered more than 



« ourselves. The two 



g vessels had never been 



o 



° more than fifty miles 

 apart, and had expe- 

 rienced very similar 

 weather. In conse- 

 quence of navigating 

 farther in-shore than 

 we did, she had found 

 herself in the heavy 

 pack-ice during the 

 gale of June 29, and 

 had passed anything 

 but a pleasant night ; 

 but fortunately the 

 pack was drifting to 



