132 VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. AUGUST 



Daly Peninsula, packing heavily ; the main portion 

 being then carried into Lady Franklin Sound, and only 

 a small quantity drifting into Kennedy Channel. 



The south end of the United States Range was 

 clearly visible to the westward. With the upper part 

 of each valley filled with a glacier, the mountains pre- 

 sented a totally different appearance from those at the 

 north-eastern end of the range, the difference being 

 probably due to the southern hills depriving the warm 

 winds of a great part of their moisture. 



On the 12th Mr. Egerton returned on board with 

 part of a musk-ox killed by Lieut. Rawson a few 

 days previously when journeying from the ' Alert ' at 

 Cape Beechey to Discovery Bay. Owing to the length 

 of the march Rawson and his two companions 

 were as lightly accoutred as possible. Near St. 

 Patrick's Bay two musk-oxen were sighted, a cow 

 and a bull calf. Although there was no gun with the 

 party, Rawson decided upon attacking the animals with 

 his knife. The following is his narrative of the en- 

 counter : 



' Not having any fire-arms with us, and knowing 

 how much fresh meat was required, we determined to 

 try and drive them down towards the ship ; for which 

 purpose we made a circuit and got inland of them, 

 hoping to drive them towards a small ravine. On sight- 

 ing us they immediately prepared to defend themselves, 

 standing back to back ; whereupon we attacked them 

 with stones, gradually closing in. At first they took 

 little heed of our volleys, but as we got nearer 

 and made better throwing they commenced snorting, 



