VARDO TO KOLGUEV 27 
Sea. (The centre of Karlov, the most western, is 68° 49 N., 
37. 22' E.). 
‘June 14th—Wind N., fresh. Clear, but with cloudy sky, and 
appearance of snow falling on the hills at times. 
‘Barometer at noon 30°1, and rising. 
‘Thermometer, 8 a.M., max. 40°, min. 38°. At midnight 37°. 
‘Surface-water, 8 a.M. 38°; 4 P.M. 37°. Midnight 36°. 
‘Latitude at noon (by observation). Longitude (by chart). 
‘At 4 A.M. were on an E. course with strong breeze from N., with 
heavy sea. Then we changed course to E.S.E., and at 8 a.m. 
were off Sviatoi Nos. By 8.15 p.m. had crossed the head 
of the White Sea and had Cape Kanin abeam; distant four 
miles. From this point we steered E. by S. Log at midnight 
showed 337 miles.’ 
This steady fall in temperature seemed to indicate 
pretty clearly the presence of ice. How far off it was 
we could not tell: the men thought a long way. At 
any rate we could see no sign of it at present,—no 
ice-blink—nothing. And it seemed to me wiser to get 
some sleep now while there was nothing much to be 
done. So, telling the watch to be sure and call me if 
anything happened, at a quarter after midnight I turned 
in. 
June 15¢h.—I had hoped that eight o'clock this morn- 
ing would see us off the southern point of Kolguev. 
Very vainly often does man, alas! propose. 
I scarcely seemed to have been asleep when the slowing 
of the engines woke up both Powys and myself. Rushing 
up on deck he reported ice. The following, we heard, 
had happened. 
