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were obligi d to drag the borate and ca gher op. 



ut three the next morning a heavy rain 

 commenced, and continued, without intermission, 

 through tin- day ; at which we were delighted, how- 

 ever comfortless it made our situation, because we 

 saw the ice gradually loosening from the land under 

 its effects. We found the keeping a tide-pole fixed 

 in the loose gravel beach impracticable here, as well 

 as at the lasl resting-place, on account of the swell. 

 It appeared to 1"' high water this morning at half 

 pasl one a. y,.. and that the rise of tide was about 

 two led. I ceed hardly observe that we had the sun 

 constantly above the horizon, were it not for the pur- 

 pose of mentioning the amusing mistakes which the 

 men made as to the hour. In fact, when not employ- 

 ed, a question as to the time of day never tailed to 

 mizzle them, except ahout midnight, when the sun 

 was near the northern horizon. 



Lieutenant Back missing the protractor which he 

 used for laying down his bearings on the ma]), Augus- 

 tus set off in the rain early this forenoon to recover 

 it from an Esquimaux woman, whom he had seen pick 

 it. up. The tain ceased in the afternoon, the wind 



dually ab it in the evening it \ 



calm. A south wind followed, which opened a i 



for iih' boat, hut Augustus was no; in sight At 

 midnight we became greatly alarmed for lus safety, 



