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rations ; compensation for the latter to be adjusted and settled by the United States 

 consul at St. John's upon return to that port. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



W. S. SCHLEY, Commander, U. S. N., 

 Commanding Greely Relief Expedition. 

 Capt. Robert Jones, 



Steamer Loch Garry. 



These preliminaries arranged, and all articles on board, the Thetis 

 sailed at 6 a. m., May 13, for Godhaven, with the Loch Garry under 

 convoy. A strong breeze sprang up the afternoon of the day of sailing 

 from St. John's with dense fog, which greatly increased the difficul- 

 ties of navigatien in this region, where large icebergs were numerous 

 and often passed at close quarters. Reaching the latitude of Cape 

 Farewell the Thetis fell in with the first field ice, but little difficulty 

 was experienced in working through it. Open water was held from 

 this point up to the south side of Disco Bay, where we encountered a 

 large number of heavy icebergs, but sejiarated sufficiently to permit 

 passage through them. 



May 21 the ship crossed the Arctic circle, and from that point had 

 continuous daylight, which greatly facilitated our work. 



Passing through many dangerous obstructions of ice and icebergs 

 onward to Godhaven, the entrance to this harbor was found ob- 

 structed by heavy floe ice. ISTo great difficulty was experienced In 

 breaking a passage for the Loch Garry into the harbor, where both 

 ships arrived and moored to the land ice at 8 a. m. , May 23, 



A strong southerly breeze the following day packed the small 

 harbor so full of ice that the Thetis and Loch Garry were detained 

 for thirty-six hours. 



David Danielson, Eskimo, was engaged at Disco as dog driver of the 

 Thetis. Lieutenant Emory's letter of advice informed me that he 

 had employed Hans Hansen in same capacity for the Bear. Their 

 pay was fixed at $30 per month. 



During the delay at Godhaven I called upon Hon. A. Anderson, 

 inspector of North Greenland and the governor of the district. Dur- 

 ing this visit the inspector informed me that he had purcliased thirty 

 dogs, ordered by Lieut. E. A. Garlington last year in accordance with 

 the following communication from that officer, and that they were 

 ready for delivery to the ships : 



United States Relief Expedition, 

 Upernavik, North Greenland, September 3, 1888. 

 Sir ; I have the honor to request that you will provide for the use of the pros- 

 pective expedition of next year from the United States the following articles : 



Thirty dogs and sixty sets dog harness ; as many, not to exceed twenty, dog-skin 

 sleeping-bags, as can be procured. 



I am sorry that the Yantic cannot call at Disco, that I might arrange these matters 

 with you. 



