1875 



CAPE JOSEPH HENRY 



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by the return of the 

 ice against the shore ; 

 and the ship, lying 

 about one hundred 

 and fifty yards from 

 the land, secured on 

 the inshore side of 

 some large pieces of 

 stranded salt-water 

 ice — afterwards ap- 

 propriately termed 

 floebergs by Captain 

 Feilden — although 

 in a fairly protected 

 position, was tho- 

 roughly embayed by 

 the pack. 



The late snow- 

 fall had completely 

 covered the land to 

 a depth of from six 

 to twelve inches ; 

 and the undulating 

 snow-clad hills, un- 

 marked by any very 

 prominent feature, 

 formed anything but 

 a cheering land- 

 scape. 



To the north- 

 ward where it was 

 thought we had ob- 



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