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the consequence was that the sledge was so 

 heavily loaded that it would only run freely 

 after the dogs on smooth ice ; and directly any 

 hummocks were encountered, the dogs, with 

 their usual instinct, not to drag a sledge unless 

 it does run freely, would lie down, and oblige 

 Captain Young and his two men to unload and 

 carry the packages, over the obstacle, upon 

 their own backs. After this, snow-blindness 

 came on ; Young and one of his men became 

 blind as kittens ; and the third man had to 

 load, lead, and unload them, when these port- 

 ages occurred. Young's Esquimaux dog-driver, 

 Samuel, was quite blind when the party reached 

 the ship. Two dogs, not choosing to allow 

 themselves to be caught and put in harness, had 

 been left behind at the last encampment. 



There still remains at Fury Beach an im- 

 mense stack of preserved vegetables and soups ; 

 the party supped off them and found them good. 

 Young brought me back two specimen tins of 

 " carrots plain " and " carrots and gravy." All 

 small casks and packages were covered with 

 snow; of the large ones which appeared through 

 it, he saw thirty-four casks of flour, five of split 

 peas, five of tobacco, and four of sugar. Only 

 a very few tons of coals remained. There 

 were two boats, a short four-oared gig and a 



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