i8 2 THE SIEGE OF THE NORTH POLE 



found in very much the same condition described by the 

 English. From this camp, Cape Sumner was reached 

 in an hour and a half, and the tent pitched. Here 

 Lockwood decided to leave the tent, sleeping-bag, and 

 some other articles of use for further exploration, and 

 to return to Conger. The party started on the 10th in 

 a temperature of —41°, and crossed Robeson Channel to 

 Depot " B " in 12i hours. 



On 5th March, Dr. Pavy, with two men and a dog- 

 sledge, was sent to convey a sledge-load of provisions to 

 as northerly a point on the Greenland coast as could be 

 reached in one day's march from Cape Beechy. They 

 reached the Greenland coast, and cached the supplies at 

 a point called the " Gap." They returned to Conger on 

 the 9th. 



On the 13th March, Sergeant Brainard, with seven men, 

 was ordered to take a small boat with such additional 

 supplies as could be hauled, to the depot near Cape 

 Sumner. The party left the snow-house near Cape 

 Beechy on 15th March, in a temperature of — 50'5°. 

 The Greenland coast was reached on the 17th, after very 

 severe labour. On the way one man had to be sent 

 back to Depot "B.' 1 Brainard reported that he placed 

 the boat beside a huge rock, and fastened her down 

 securely with boxes, rocks, etc., first placing hard bread, 

 medical knapsack, etc., under her, to prevent them from 

 being blown away. The channel was then recrossed, and 

 Depot "B" reached on the 19th, and Conger on the 

 20th March. 



On 19th March, Dr. Pavy, Sergeant Rice, and Eskimo 

 Jens, with a dog-team, were sent north in an attempt 

 to reach land to the northward of Cape Joseph Henry. 

 Greely states that Pavy was confident that land would 

 eventually be discovered in that direction. Sergeant 

 Jewell and Eskimo Christiansen were detached as a 



