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VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. 



November 



at least two inches in depth, which rendered it so un- 

 pleasant and cold a neighbour when placed in the middle 

 of the wardroom, that it has now been moved and cased 

 round with wood. 



' The snow on the land is at last sufficiently hard to 

 allow us to extend our walks on shore to wherever we 

 please ; but the darkness and cold combine to keep us 

 from straggling far. From Observatory Hill we can see 



THE LADIES MIT.E. 



one small pool of water at the entrance of Eobeson 

 Channel about two miles distant from Cape Eawson. 



' Dr. Colan has marked out a level walk half a mile 

 in length with piles of empty preserved meat tins placed 

 thirty feet apart. This forms an excellent exercising 

 ground and has been named the " Ladies' Mile/' 



c During this calm moonlight weather, although the 

 features of the land cannot be distinguished, the sharp 

 definition of the hill-tops against the thin streak of 



