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ice appeared to be rubble, the absence of large paleocryslic 

 floes being particularly noticeable. 



A fog rolled up from the northeast, interrupting our view 

 and warning us to descend. Hastily erecting a small cairn 

 in which Lockwood placed a tin case containing a record of 

 our journey and discoveries, we took a parting look and 

 quickly descended to camp. 



Our work was now completed and we turned homeward, 

 reaching Fort Conger, June i, having been absent fifty-nine 

 days, during which we traveled nearly eleven hundred miles. 



In closing this sketch I cannot refrain from touching 

 briefly on the character of Lieutenant Lockwood, the leader 

 to the " farthest north," and paying to his memory a tribute 

 of my love and admiration. He was a noble fellow, brave, 

 true, and steadfast and withal as gentle as a woman. His 

 work of exploration was performed unselfishly and without 

 hope of reward or favor, and his high aim is attested by 

 these words in his journal: " My great wish is to accomplish 

 something on the north coast of Greenland that will reflect 

 credit on the expedition and on myself." 



How grandly was his wish fulfilled! By his incomparable 

 zeal and devotion to duty his brightest dreams of success 

 were more than realized, and his geographical work stands 

 as an imperishable monument to his memory. 



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