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wool clothing, over which a light duck suit was worn, 

 to keep the snow from adhering to the wool. A few 

 only wore outer clothing of skin. The foot-gear consisted 

 of moccasins, and Greenland, Labrador, and canvas boots. 



The party left Depot " B " to cross Robeson Channel 

 on the evening of 5th April. The load was equal 

 to 130 lb. to each man, and 100 lb. to each of the 

 dogs. Next day one man suffering from rheumatism 

 was ordered to return to the station ; and later another 

 man who had frozen one of his toes was taken back to 

 Cape Beeehy by Lockwood. On the 7th the party 

 experienced a violent gale, which confined them to their 

 sleeping-bags forty -five hours. 



On reaching Polaris Boat Camp, one of the Hudson 

 Bay sledges had been so injured by the rough ice that it 

 was practically useless. At this camp the wind again 

 became very violent, blew down the tent, and one gust 

 lifted the dog-sledge, with its load of 200 lb., bodily 

 from the ground. The sledge struck one man, knocking 

 him several yards and injuring him severely. Other two 

 men, owing to illness, had to be sent back from this 

 camp. 



The party were employed until the 16th April in 

 accumulating at Boat Camp the stores from the other 

 depots, and while this was being done Lockwood returned 

 to Conger for an extra set of runners, as he was afraid 

 that the runners of the dog-sledge might break down. 



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The party started from Boat Camp with 300 rations 

 on 16th April. The eight dogs hauled about 800 lb., 

 and each man hauled about 217 lb. on the second sledge. 

 On the third and fourth sledges the men dragged about 

 150 lb. each. The constant weights of the dog-sledge 

 were 243 lb., and of the remaining sledges 375 lb. 



During the first six days they had to travel over land, 

 and after tremendous exertions the sea-coast was again 



