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visit Floeberg Beach to confer with me, and to see his 

 Greenland division of sledges fairly started.' 



The following extracts from Mr. Egerton's official 

 report of his journey describe the nature of the travel- 

 ling met with in Eobeson Channel : — 



' March 20th.— Left the ship at 9.45 a.m. ; by 10.40 

 we had got over the difficulties at Cape Eawson, and 

 by 11.15 those at the Black Cape, without unpacking 

 the sledge. 



4 Intending to make our first day a short one, en- 

 camped at 4 p.m., having reached the beginning of the 

 steep cliffs where the bad travelling commences, for up 

 to this point, with the exception of rounding Cape 

 Eawson and the Black Cape, the travelling was very 

 good. 



' By 6 o'clock we were all in our bags, with the 

 exception of the cook, but as we brought spirits of 

 wine we are able to cook inside the tent ; this raises 

 the temperature slightly and is much more comfortable 

 for the cook, the only objection to it, a very slight one, 

 being that it makes the air in the tent rather thick ; 

 between this and four smokers the atmosphere becomes 

 much like a London fog ; of course we tied up the 

 ventilating holes, as we had no intention of letting any 

 warmth inside escape into the cold air without. 



' Temperature in the tent minus 7°, in the air minus 

 42°. 



' 21st — Under weigh by 9 a.m. What we consi- 

 dered difficulties before when returning to the ship with 

 Petersen, were now comparatively easy, having two 

 good working hands with us, and by 10 o'clock we had 

 arrived at the snow-hut, or rather hole, where we were 



