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in passing Cape Cleveland they heard Jack bark and Dr. Cook 

 halloo to them. This, together with Ikwa's story of the snow- 

 slide and the non-appearance of the boys, made us think that 

 something might have happened to them, so Mr. Peary and 

 Gibson started for the Cape at once (about ten r. M.). When 

 they reached it they heard Jack whining, crying, and barking 

 by turns, and on going around the Cape they found quantities 

 of loose snow evidently lately brought down from the clififs, 

 and in the middle of this heap a snow-shoe! Mr. Peary called 

 and called, but the only answer received was Jack's cry, nor 

 would the animal come down. Mr. Peary at once started 

 back to Redclifife on almost a run — Gibson had all he could 

 do to keep up with him — intending to procure ropes, sledges, 

 sleeping-bags, alpenstocks, lanterns, etc., and to call out all 

 the men in the settlement in order to begin at once a close 

 search of the almost vertical cliffs, covered with ice and snow, 

 where Jack was, and where he supposed the boys might also 

 be, perhaps badly bruised and mangled, or overcome by the 

 cold. In the meantime, to our great relief, both boys appeared 

 at Redclifife, exhausted and hungry. They said they had 

 reached Cape Cleveland about 1.30 P. Ai. and started up the 

 clifif ; it was very steep and seemed unsafe for about one third 

 of the way, but after that it appeared to be easy climbing. 

 When, however, they had ascended three hundred feet, pro- 

 gress became inci"easingly difficult, the course being over round 

 stones covered with ice, where it w^as impossible to cut steps. 

 On looking down they found, to their horror, that it would be 



