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encountered very misty weather. On August 10 they reached 79 40 latitude and 
about 46 50 east longitude—the farthest point yet reached in this direction. 
Nothing could be seen but ice in very large and heavy floes, although it was 
expected that land would have been in sight. They returned in the afternoon 
with the intention of making for Franz Josef Land, and after getting clear on the 
11th were caught in a strong gale and driven south as far as 78 17 latitude and 
46 19 east longitude. From this point they steamed right up, and on the 14th, 
at 8 a. m., they sighted the land. In the afternoon they anchored to a land floe, 
attached to an island off the mainland—some 1% miles long. Here they found 
large numbers of walruses, and that evening the party shot no fewer than 17 of 
them. They tried hard to capture a young walrus alive, but failed. They 
caught seven young snow birds with the intention of bringing them home, but 
only one survived the passage, and it was dispatched to the Zodlogical Gardens 
along with two live bears on Saturday. Next day they had to shift on 
account of the drifting of the ice, and in the afternoon anchored to a floe some 
two miles long ata distance of ten miles from the land. Far ‘‘inland” they 
found an enormous tree with branches and roots apparently complete as it had 
been torn out of the ground. It is a common thing to find drift wood in these 
regions, but an entire tree is a rare sight. It is likely that the tree was a Siberian 
larch, and that it had been washed down by some of the Siberian rivers. 
On the 16th they came upon another island, on which they landed, and 
erected a staff on a cairn, in the center of which they left a record. On these 
islands a number of curious specimens were found. The last Dutch expedition 
sighted land westward of this, and called it Barents Hook. ‘This point was also 
seen by Mr. Smith, and the Eira was steered toward the land. ‘They passed the 
point close to the land in foggy weather. Early one morning they landed on the 
island some 20 miles from the easternmost point, and found luxuriant vegetation. 
While off this island they sounded and found the average depth to be from 15 to 
20 fathoms about a mile off the coast. At noon on the 18th they discovered a 
new harbor, which they had no hesitation in naming Eira Harbor, after their 
vessel. It is formed by two islands, and affords good anchorage of from five to 
seven fathoms. It is well sheltered from all sides. It lies in 80 5 25 north lati- 
tude, and about 48 50 east longitude. This harbor was made a rendezvous, 
from which for the next few days, numerous trips were made up the numerous 
fjords which pierce the main land to the north and northwest. From the point 
named by the Dutch Barents Hook they traced the land westward some 110 miles, 
and from the extreme northwest point reached sighted land 4o miles further to 
northwest. They found that this land was divided from the newly-discovered 
islands by a sound, which seems to be an extension of Markman’s Sound. Lying 
in this hitherto unexplored tract of sea they discovered seven small islands, each 
measuring four to five miles long, and four larger islands—these latter being in 
the vicinity of Eira Harbour—the largest from 18 to 20 miles long, and the 
smallest from six to seven miles long. They are all covered with glaciers and 
