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three days 1 dog-food, the extra sledge-runner, shelter-tent, 

 little lamp, and the snow-shoes. Loekwood and Brainard 

 ascended to the top of the cape, 1950 feet high, where 

 a cairn was built and a record deposited. The latitude 

 was found to be 82° 44'. 



Rounding Cape Frederick next day, they camped oppo- 

 site Nordenskjold Inlet. A tidal-crack was here again 

 met with. On the 6th May, Mascart Inlet was reached, 

 after a ten hours 1 march which exhausted both men and 

 dogs. Numerous signs of animal-life were seen here; a 

 hare was captured, and traces of foxes, lemmings, bears, 

 and musk-oxen were observed. 



On the 7th May, Low Point was reached. The latitude of 

 this place is the same as Cape Columbia, the most northern 

 point of Grinnell Land. On the 10th May, De Long Fiord 

 was crossed, and cairns constructed on the northern and 

 southern points. The party camped on Mary Murray 

 Island, in latitude 83° 19', and were here delayed 63J hours 

 by a violent gale. A lemming was captured by the dogs 

 at this camp. 



Loekwood Island was reached on the 13th of May, and 

 England's record was at last broken. The honours of the 

 farthest north had been held by England for three 

 centuries. The highest latitude reached by Loekwood 

 was 83° 24', against Markham's 83° 20' 26". * 



From the summit of the island, which was ascended by 

 Loekwood and Brainard, could be seen a rocky headland, 

 Cape Kane, to the north, and still some distance beyond, 

 another, Cape Washington. On Loekwood Island 

 numerous traces of foxes, lemmings, hares, and ptarmigan 

 were seen. On the summit, Loekwood left a record in a 

 small tin box under a few small stones, as no large ones 

 could be found. 



The return journey was commenced on the evening of the 

 16th May, and Cape Bryant was reached in nine marches. 



