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latter hour it stopped. We could not deteel any dif- 

 ference in the height of the water, and there w 

 calm the whole time. A light breeze from S.B. after 

 midnight, brought the masses close to the beach. On 

 the morning of the 15th, having ived that the 



ice was loosened from the land near the outer point, to 

 which 1 have given the name of Kay, after some 

 much-esteemed relatives, we embarked, and in tin- 

 course of a few hours succeeded in reaching it, by 

 passing between the grounded masses of ice. On 

 landing at Poinl Kay, we observed that our prog 

 must again he Btopped by a compact hody of ice that 

 was fast to the shore of a deep hay, and extended to 

 our utmost view seaward ; and that we could not ad- 

 vance farther than the mouth el' a river which dis- 

 charged its waters just round the point. The boats 

 were, therefore, pulled to its entrance, and we en- 

 camped. Former cheeks had taught us to he patient, 

 and we, therefore, commenced such employe 

 would b< b1 nerve t<> beguile the time, consoling our- 

 selves with the hope that a Btrong breeze would soon 

 spring up from the land and open a j i Astro- 



nomical observations were obtained, the map car:' 

 on, and ! at Back sketched the beautiful Bcen- 



ery afforded by a view of the Rocky Mountains, while 

 1 was employed in collecting specimens of the plants 

 in flower. The men amused themselves in various 



