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Lockwood also states that, on his return from his North 

 Greenland journey of 1888, Lieutenant Kislingbury's only 

 thought seemed to be that a sledge-party should be sent 

 down to Littleton Island to have the ship leave her 

 supplies at Cape Sabine instead of at the island, and that 

 in expressing this view Kislingbury merely reflected the 

 latest opinion of the doctor. 



The reader may be left to judge what effect it would 

 have had on the ultimate fate of the party had these 

 ideas been carried out. 



In order further to insure a safe retreat, Greely decided 

 to bring from Thank-God Harbour the English ice-boat 

 left there by Beaumont in 1876. This boat was brought 

 across the channel by twelve men, who made the trip of 

 90 miles in six days in a mean temperature of —21°. 



On 1st June, Greely being dissatisfied with the manner 

 in which Dr. Pavy had kept the specimens of natural 

 history and the notes concerning them, transferred the 

 work to Lockwood. On the 19th July the bitter feeling 

 between Greely and Dr. Pavy was aggravated by the 

 latter declining to renew his contract, which expired on 

 the 20th July, and refusing to give up his diary. As Dr. 

 Pavy insisted that he was out of service and refused to 

 obey orders, Greely thought it necessary to place him 

 under arrest, with permission to take such exercise as was 

 necessary within a mile of the station. 



All preparations for the retreat having been completed 

 by 29th July, an order was issued announcing that 

 Conger would be deserted on 8th August if no vessel 

 should arrive. All private property was to be left be- 

 hind, except 8 lb. of baggage for each man and 16 lb. 

 for each officer. 



The station was abandoned on 9th August, the weather 

 conditions on the 8th not beino; favourable. The doe;s 

 were left behind, and several barrels of seal-blubber, pork, 

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