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100 pounds over good ice than to pull one-fourth of that 

 weight over a track which admits only of a slow pace." 



The failure to get the boat, or even a foot-part v, over 

 the Sound disarranged Haves' 1 original plans. Of the 

 800 lb. of dog-food which he had when he sent back 

 the men, only about 300 lb. remained. Small depots 

 had, however, been made for the return journey. The 

 most that Hayes now hoped to do was to explore the 

 route to the shores of the Polar Sea, as a basis for 

 further exploration to follow the event of his reaching the 

 west side of Smith Sound with his vessel late in the summer. 

 The first day's march from Cape Hawks carried the 

 party across the wide bay to Cape Napoleon, and they 

 were pleased to find that the whole load could be carried 

 at one time, although the travelling was far from good. 

 Deep snow was met, and in wading through it Jensen's 

 leg gave way, and he had to be carried on the sledge. 

 From Cape Napoleon to Cape Frazer the travelling was 

 good, and camp was made near the farthest point 

 reached by Hayes in 1854. The little flag-staff, which 

 Hayes had planted, was discovered, still standing erect 

 among the rocks ; but not a vestige of the flag remained. 

 The winds had whipped it entirely away. 



On the 16th of May, Jensen's injured leg was so painful that 

 Hayes decided to leave him behind in charge of McDonald. 

 From Cape Frazer northward the description given by 

 Hayes of his route is extremely meagre and vague. He 

 states that when Jensen was left behind he was about 

 60 miles to the northward and westward of Cape Con- 

 stitution, reached by Morton. About two days after 

 leaving Jensen, Hayes reached the southern cape of a 

 bay which was so deep that, as in other cases of like 

 obstruction, he determined to Cross over it rather than 

 to follow the shore-line. He writes : " We had gone 

 only a few miles when we found our progress suddenly 



