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Although Rawson's early return had left Beau- 

 mont sufficient provisions to last until the 28th, the 

 little party at Polaris Bay were naturally anxious con- 

 cerning the health of his men. Accordingly Rawson 

 with Hans and eight dogs, accompanied by Dr. Cop- 

 pinger whose patients had recovered sufficiently for 

 them to be left to the care of Lieutenant Fulford 

 started on the 22nd of June, and most providentially 

 met Beaumont in Newman Bay on the 25th, on the 

 very last march the party could possibly have per- 

 formed without help. 



Beaumont, with Alexander Gray, captain of the 

 sledge, and Frank Jones, were dragging forward their 

 four helpless comrades, lashed on top of the sledge and 

 made as comfortable as the circumstances permitted, 

 two at a time, thankful if they advanced only half a 

 mile a-day. 



I will now continue the relation of Lieutenant 

 Beaumont's journey. 



On the 10th of May he ascended Mount Wyatt, 

 2,050 feet, called so after Lieutenant Wyatt Rawson. 



4 1 had noticed that morning as we came along the 

 coast that all our big floebergs had disappeared, and 

 now I saw the reason why for starting from the shore 

 close under our position, and stretching away for ten 

 or twelve miles in the direction of Mount Hooker, was 

 a distinct line of demarcation : it then turned to the 

 northward, and ran straight for the west end of the 

 distant land. All to the eastward of this boundary was 

 smooth and level, while to the westward lay the Polar 

 pack, with its floes and chains of hummocks. 



4 On the llth we arrived at the end of the un- 



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