32 HUNTERS AND HUNTING IN THE ARCTIC 



glorious panoramic view of the coast, extending 

 from the north-east point of Wollaston Foreland 

 to Cape Hold With Hope, the whole dominated 

 by Mount Saddle. 



The cold was intense. Innumerable icicles 

 hung from the rigging, and each lurch of the ship 

 brought a shower of them to the deck with a 

 noise like grape shot. We were compelled to 

 cover our ears to protect them from frost-bite. 

 At ten o'clock the canal was still ice-free as far 

 as the open sea. The wind was sufficiently 

 favourable for us to make use of our topsails. 



Soon we were close to the north-east point 

 of Wollaston Foreland. This elevation is of 

 basalt formation and falls sheer to the bay. 

 From one of its sides two secondary glaciers 

 slope right down into the sea. Half-way up 

 there is an elevated plateau strewn with 

 grotesquely shaped rocks. Away in the dis- 

 tance the craters of Mount Saddle jag the sky- 

 line. The glacier extends the whole length of 

 the mountain. In shape it greatly resembles a 

 perfectly white saddle, the culminating point of 

 the mountains representing the pommel. 



Before us the rugged heights of Sabine 

 Island rise from the ice of the Gripper Roads 

 in a series of slopes and plateaux. Still nearer, 

 Walrus Island to the right falls gently towards 



