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DOG-SLEDGING IN MARCH. 



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6 Off the point it was far too hummocky to hold 

 out any hopes of getting round on the ice, so we took 

 to the land, but found it as bad as the worst part 

 yesterday, the dogs being seldom able to do their share 



HELPING DOG-SLEDGE DOWN A HUMMOCK. 



of the work. Once, when the sledge capsized, the 

 uprights forming the back caught against a hummock 

 and both were carried away, causing a short delay. 

 8 Temperature of the air minus 24°. 



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