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" 2. The difficulty of ascertaining the route, and 

 especially of the return, arising from the per- 

 pendicularity of the magnetical needle. 



" 3. Dangers to be apprehended, 

 (a.) From excessive cold ; 

 (b.) From wild beasts ; 



" 4. Impediments which would frustrate the scheme ; 

 (a.) Mountainous land ; 

 (b.) Expanse of sea ; 

 (c.) Constant cloudy atmosphere. 



"1. It is evident that a journey of 1200 miles, 

 under the existing difficulties, would be too arduous 

 a task to be undertaken and performed by hu- 

 man exertions alone, but would require the as- 

 sistance of some fleet quadrupeds, accustomed to 

 the harness. 



" Rein-deer, or dogs, appear to be the most ap- 

 propriate. If the former could sustain a sea-voyage, 

 they might be refreshed in the northern part 

 of Spitzbergen, which affords their natural food. 

 They could be yoked to sledges framed of the 

 lightest materials, adapted for the accommodation 

 of the adventurers, and the conveyance of the re- 

 quisites. The provision for the adventurers, for 

 compactness, might consist of portable soups, pot- 

 ted meats, &c. and compressed lichen for the rein- 



