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CHAPTER XIII. 



INCREASE OF SCURVY — CONYBEARE ARRIVES FROM DISCOVERY BAY — 

 PROCEEDINGS OF PARTIES FROM ' DISCOVERY ' — LADY FRANKLIN 

 SOUND — BOATS TAKEN TO GREENLAND — POLARIS BAY — CAPTAIN 

 HALL'S GRAVE — HIS LAST RECORD — CHRONOMETER — VITALITY OF 

 WHEAT — COPPINGER'S JOURNEY. 



Early in the month of June three more of the crew 

 were placed under medical treatment with scorbutic 

 symptoms ; each of these men had been employed with 

 the sledges, but two had been receiving the regulated 

 ship's diet with lime-juice for three weeks prior to the 

 appearance of the disease. 



On my return to the ' Alert ' on the 7th there were 

 fourteen men belonging to that ship, and two belong- 

 ing to the ' Discovery ' who had been under treatment 

 for scurvy. Of these only one, a very mild case, had 

 recovered; the others did not appear to improve 

 rapidly, although they were given the most complete 

 change of diet at our disposal ; with the exception of 

 fresh meat, it was as good as could be desired. 



Although one or two men of the sledge crews 

 employed on former Arctic expeditions had been 

 attacked by this disease, the generality had entirely 

 escaped ; therefore, considering the carefully selected 

 provisions with which we were provided, the outbreak 



