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which swarnied about us. As soon as one of us saw the other 

 dozing" we pushed on again. In this way we cHmbed through 

 the ravine and in sight of Nunatak Cache, but it was impos- 

 sible for me to go farther ; my Hmbs trembled under me, and 

 refused to act at my bidding. We returned to the river. 

 At 1 1.30 this morning the welcome line of rocks indicating low 

 tide made its appearance, and, to our great relief, we found 

 that we were able to cross the stream. Two more thankful 

 creatures ne\'er were than we when we found ourselves on dry 

 land on our side of the " kook " (river) again. We were per- 

 fectly numb wdth cold from mid-thigh down, and so ran and 

 pounded our feet and limbs for the three miles that intervened 

 between the river and the tent, which we reached in an hour. 

 Thus far we feel no ill results from our icy adventure. 



Saturday, July 23. The bay, which has been perfectly 

 clear of ice, except for a few small bergs near the glacier, is 

 filled again, as a result of the tide-wind. The white whales, 

 which have been sporting about for a number of days, are 

 shut out from their playground. I tramped about nearly all 

 day, but did not get near any game. I never weary of Took- 

 too Valley. To me it is a beautiful spot, with its river and 

 lakes, its glaciers and mountains, its carpet of soft green moss, 

 its wealth of flowers, and its busy birds and insects. I have 

 not heard from Redclifife since I left there, over a week ago ; 

 no information of any kind has come to me. 



