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observatory above Thank-God Harbour, occupied by 

 Bessels and Bryan in 1871-72. The sides and one end 

 of this building were still standing. Six 45 lb. cans of 

 pemmican, 35 lb. of farina, a half-barrel of limejuice, a 

 barrel of yellow corn-meal, and 10 barrels of hard bread 

 were found in the building, in fairly good condition. 

 There were also hatchets, saws, shovels, lead, shot, gun- 

 powder, and cartridges for rifle and pistol. 



On the 5th March, Lockwood proceeded to Cape 

 Sumner over the route followed by Captain Hall in 1870. 

 During the whole of this day the temperature remained 

 below —50°, and the party were compelled to continually 

 keep the warm hand to the face in order to prevent it 

 from freezing. At night a deep snow-drift was found in 

 a small ravine, and a hole was dug in this and a house 

 formed by using the tent and poles for a roof. Next day 

 Newman Bay was reached in a snowstorm, and shelter 

 had to be taken in a house made in a snow-bank, where 

 they had to remain until the morning of the 9th. Here 

 they had an experience they were not likely to forget. 

 Lockwood and Jewell had used up or had lost their stock 

 of matches. Brainard had some, but they seemed damp 

 and would not light. They were 60 miles from the 

 station, and there was a temperature of freezing mercury 

 outside. Without fire they could not obtain water, and 

 without water they could not live long. The matches 

 were tried again and again, but only gave a flicker and 

 went out. At last Jewell produced a love-letter which 

 had been carefully kept in an inside garment, and holding 

 a piece to the next match it caught the flame, and with 

 this the alcohol-lamp was at once lighted. The cause of 

 the matches not lighting eventually proved to be the 

 vitiated, damp atmosphere of the hut. 



Eight hours' travelling on the 9th brought the party 

 to Boat Camp, where the canvas and whale-boats were 



