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CONQUERING THE ARCTIC ICE 



water, yelping. We shot her then to put an end to her 

 sufferings, and sincerely hope that this disease is not going to 

 spread 



Friday, August 31. Mr. Storkersen was out hunting last 

 night and had the good fortune to find a stranded whale carcase. 

 We went out before breakfast to have a look at it ; it may come 



in very handy, if we 

 are to stay here, as 

 dog-feed. The car- 

 case was about 35 feet 

 long, was consider- 

 ably decayed, and 

 was smelling very 

 strong whenever we 

 touched it, but it will 

 make good dog-feed. 

 After breakfast we 

 again started out for 

 it, this time with two 

 boats, tackles, lines, 

 and kedge anchor. 

 It was hard work 

 getting it into deep 

 water and towing it 

 on board, but as a 

 recompense foralmost 



a whole day's work we had the satisfaction of seeing several 

 tons of dog-feed alongside the vessel when the night fell. 



No change in the weather; one whaler came through the 

 ice and anchored at Point Barrow. 



Saturday, September I. With the coming of September 

 ushered in by a strong north-east wind and fog, the last remnant 

 of hope was killed. Everybody was writing letters, and not very 

 cheerful were the epistles which were sent out to our friends 

 and relatives anxiously awaiting news from us. I went on 

 board the Thetis to have a talk with Captain Hamlet, and he 

 advised us to wait and see how things developed before we dis- 

 mantled the ship, as he might possibly be able to induce one of 

 the whalers to give us a lift for a few miles. Needless to say, I 

 returned to the ship in better spirits. 



SEVERAL TONS OF DOG-FEED ALONGSIDE 

 THE VESSEL. 





