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NEW LAND. 



consisted entirely of fossils. We were in the thick of it here, it 

 appeared, and we looked forward to the morrow, and to examining 

 this field of riches. 



Later in the day the sky clouded over, and we had snow and 

 sleet. The weather became really rough at last, the seals went 

 down one after the other, and by the time our tent was up not 

 one was left on the ice. 



Next morning we turned out at our usual hour, and prepared to 



NEAR THE END OF THE CHASE. 



begin on the fossils. There was choice and to spare, with such vast 

 riches as were here ; almost every rock was full of well-preserved 

 remains. We took some of the finest, and began to break them 

 up. I collected the fragments, broke them into pieces of suitable 

 size, and carried them to J3chei, who did the fine hacking. This 

 was an exceedingly difficult business, and numbers of them split 

 and were spoiled. But one is not particular about a sausage at 

 killing time, and we were rich in stones that day. 



