FROM THE SAXOWN’S LOG 381 
31s¢—Moved up northwards for some six or seven miles, and then, 
sighting nine deer, landed. I secured one. 
August 1st—Blowing hard. Had hoped to get away, but the weather 
was too bad. 
2nd and 3rd.—Still blowing hard. Remained at our anchorage. 
4th.—Wind moderated. Got away for Kolguev early, and at 9 P.M. 
sighted land. 
5¢h.—Anchored at 4 A.M. somewhere it seemed off the Baroshika 
river, and about four or five miles out in six fathoms. Later on moved 
in nearer till the soundings showed four fathoms. Then I went off in 
the cutter to try and land, but could not, owing to the sand-banks, 
which were separated from the coast by a stretch of open water. During 
the day we cruised up and down trying to find an entrance. As we 
could not find one, I returned to the ship and we again followed along 
the sand-banks. At 10.30 P.M. ice was reported to seaward, drifting in 
towards land. We edged nearer in, proceeding very cautiously, as the 
soundings rapidly lessened from eight to six fathoms of water. At last 
we were compelled to turn back because the ice began setting towards 
the ijand. ‘If we go oz we shall be wedged between ice and sand-banks ; 
if to seaward, get stuck in the ice; if to Zandward, on a sand-bank.’ 
6¢#.—Having retraced our way we rounded the north of the island, 
and anchored off the Gusina river at 10 A.M. From then up to 2 A.M. 
ice was constantly reported to seaward. I went ashore and found two 
notes buried there in a tin by Trevor-Battye. In one of these he said 
that he and Hyland, having found the Samoyeds, are going across to 
Scharok harbour. We believed this to be the point from which we 
were driven away the night before by the incoming ice. With the wind 
E. by N. it would now probably be blocked with ice, and therefore 
impossible to enter. 
I therefore decided to go back to Vardo. 
4th and 8¢th.—Dense fog nearly all the time. Got into Vardo on the 
morning of the 8th. 
gth and 10¢#.—Blowing hard. 
13¢.—Tromso. 
21s¢.—Peterhead. 
