34 COLD. 



ward ; but while they were still upon the naked rock, 

 the cold became suddenly so intense as to produce the 

 effect they had so much dreaded. Dr. Solanderwas himself 

 the first who found the inclination, against which he had 

 warned the others, irresistible, and insisted upon being 

 suffered to lie down. Mr. Banks entreated and remon- 

 strated in vain ; he lay down upon the ground, although 

 it was covered with snow, and it was with great difficulty 

 that his friend kept him from sleeping. Richmond also, 

 one of the black servants, began to linger, having suf- 

 fered from the cold in the same manner as the Doctor. 

 Mr. Banks, therefore, sent five of the company forward 

 to get a fire ready at the first convenient place they 

 could find, and himself, with three others, remained with 

 the Doctor and Richmond, whom, partly by persuasion 

 and partly by force, they made to proceed ; but when 

 they had gone some distance, they both declared they 

 could go no farther. "When Richmond was told that if 

 he did not go on he would in a short time be frozen to 

 death, he answered that he wished to lie down and die. The 

 Doctor was desirous of taking some sleep before he pro- 

 ceeded farther, although he had before told the company 

 that to sleep was to perish. Mr. Banks and the rest 

 found it impossible to carry them ; and there being no 

 remedy, they were both suffered to sit down, and they 

 almost instantly fell into a profound sleep. Soon after, 

 some of the people who had been sent forward returned 

 with the welcome news that a fire was kindled about 

 a quarter of a mile further on the way. Mr. Banks 

 then endeavoured to wake Dr. Solander, and happily 

 succeeded ; but though he had not slept Jive minutes he 

 had almost lost the use of his limbs, and the muscles 

 were so shrunk that his shoes fell from his feet ; he con- 

 sented to go forwards with such assistance as could be 

 given him, but no attempts to relieve poor Richmond 

 .were successful. He, together with another black left 

 with him, died. Several others began to lose their sen- 

 sibility, having been exposed to the cold and snow for 

 nearly an hour and a half, but the fire recovered them. 



