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harbour. A cairn was built on the summit of Brevoort 

 Island, in which a record paper was subsequently placed. 

 These provisions were not afterwards touched. 



The second large depot of 3000 rations, for use in the 

 event of a compulsory retreat, was landed at a small pro- 

 tected bay 2 miles north of Cape Hawks. 



Cape Frazer, where the Polar and Baffin's Bay tides 

 meet, was passed on the 19th of August. During the 

 previous three weeks they had advanced 90 miles, or about 

 4| miles a day. 



At Cape Collinson a depot of 240 rations was landed 

 about 100 yards inshore and 30 feet above the water- 

 line. These provisions were not afterwards disturbed by 

 the expedition. 



On reaching Kennedy Channel it was decided to make 

 for open water, which was seen in the middle of the strait. 

 This was reached after some difficulty, and the ships were 

 soon advancing up the channel, which was comparatively 

 free of ice, and was therefore in much the same condition 

 as when seen by Morton. They steered for Cape Morton, 

 at the north-east extremity of Kennedy Channel. Here 

 a depot of 210 rations was landed for the use of 

 travelling parties which were to be afterwards dispatched 

 for the purpose of exploring Petermann Fiord. 



Hall Basin being filled with ice, the two ships crossed 

 to the western coast, and entered Lady Franklin Sound, 

 where the Discovery was left in a bay named " Discovery 

 Bay. 11 This point was reached on the 25th of August. 



The Alert had to wait until the 28th before an oppor- 

 tunity offered to proceed northwards. A depot of 1000 

 rations was placed on a hillside 30 feet above the sea, on 

 the northern shore of Lincoln Bay. A cairn, which could 

 be seen from the ice a mile from land, was built a few 

 yards inshore of where these provisions were deposited. 

 They were not afterwards disturbed. 



