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WE FOUND OLD ICE . ........ 189 



ON SALTY ICE IQO 



A REST ON THE ICE * jg 2 



THE ICE WAS BROKEN UP INTO SMALL PIECES 193 



A HIGH PRESSURE-RIDGE .... 194 



OUR TENT AFTER THE GALE 197 



TENT AND SLEDGES BURIED UNDER A HEAP OF SNOW . . . 2OI 



OVER OLDER ICE 2 O2 



PILED UP IN IMMENSE PRESSURE-RIDGES 203 



CAMPED NEAR A PRESSURE-RIDGE 2O5 



"HOT" LUNCH 209 



ENTERING A BELT OF HEAVY RUBBLE ICE 213 



WE CAMPED ON THIS VERY HEAVY ICE 215 



TAKING A SOUNDING THROUGH THE ICE 2iy 



HEAVY OLD ICE 219 



WE CAMPED ON ACCOUNT OF OPEN WATER 222 



CROSSING A RIDGE . . 2 25 



DOGS FALLEN INTO A CRACK 228 



DOGS WAITING TO BE FED , . 231 



DRYING OUR SLEEPING BAGS ON THE TENT . . . . . 232 



LOOKING FOR PASSABLE ICE . . . . .... . 234 



A PRESSURE-RIDGE BEFORE LEVELLING DOWN . . ; ' . . 236 

 THE SAME PRESSURE-RIDGE LEVELLED DOWN BEFORE TAKING THE 



SLEDGES OVER , . 237 



CURING " MACK " OF HIS FEAR OF THE WATER . .... . 238 



THE HUMMOCKS BEING THIRTY FEET HIGH AT THE VERY EDGE . 239 



CRACKED UP IN DEEP AND RATHER WIDE FISSURES .... 24! 



TAKING A SLEDGE OVER A PRESSURE-RIDGE . ... . . 247 



RUGGED ICE 249 



KNEELING DOWN AT THE BOW OF THE RAFT I BROKE THE ICE WITH 



A SHOVEL 251 



STORKER STORKERSEN . 253 



SOFT DEEP SNOW BETWEEN THE RUBBLE . ... ., . . 254 



CROSSING A RIDGE . . . . , ... . . . ... 257 



LEFFINGWELL TAKES AN OBSERVATION ON THE PACK ICE ,.'... . 26l 



THE HIGHEST PRESSURE-RIDGE WE HAVE SEEN YET . ....'. . 2&2 



A PIECE OF ICE ABOUT TWELVE FEET THICK HAD BEEN CRUSHED 



UPON A LOT OF RUBBLE 265 



WE TRAVELLED OVER HEAVY ICE 267 



HIGH UP ON THE SHORE THEY HAD BUILT A HOUSE .... 277 



