1876 



TVEYPRECHT ISLANDS. 



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in the intermediate 

 time. 



Considering the 

 very small quantity 

 of coal there was now 

 left on board either 

 ship, it was with a 

 great feeling of relief 

 that I found myself 

 in blue water once 

 more ; and I trust 

 that I was not un- 

 thankful to God for 

 His merciful care of 

 us and for the great 

 success that had at- 

 tended us in the truly 

 perilous navigation 

 north of Smith Sound. 



At the head of Bu- 

 chanan Strait, in the 

 neighbourhood of the 

 Weyprecht Islands, 

 there was a large 

 quantity of' ice, but 

 we passed at too great 

 a distance from it to 

 determine whether it 

 were navigable or not. 

 Payer Harbour was 

 perfectly clear, one 

 large iceberg excepted. 



