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to examiae the English cache so that we may know what to depend upon, but it is 

 now a dense fog and the ice not very secure and it is possible I may have to return 

 to my party without the information regarding the latter cache. It is impossible for 

 Lt. Greely and party to move with their equipment to this neighborhood untU later 

 in the season, and it is my opinion he wUl go into winter quarters at his present 

 position and send for the provisions herein mentioned so soon as Rosse Bay freezes 

 over. 



I take up all records concerning us for Lt. Greely's information, as I cannot wait 

 to make copies. 



Too cold for further particulars. I start back at once. 



GEO. H. RICE, 

 Sigtial Corps, Lady FranTelin Bay Expedition. 



Oct. eth, 1883. 



My party is now permanently encamped on the west side of a small neck of land 

 which connects the wreck cache cove or bay and the one to its west. Distant about 

 equally from Cape Sabine and Cocked Hat Island. All well. 



A. W. GREELY, 

 1st Lt., cfcc, Commanding. 

 Simday, Oct. 21, 1883. 



A short time after Yewell's arrival with these records, which es- 

 tablished the location of Lieutenant Greely and his party, Ensign 

 Harlow signaled from Stalknecht Island, "Send five men; I have 

 found all Greely's records, instruments, &c." 



After the foregoing records found by Lieutenant Taunt had been 

 carefully read and understood, the Thetis sounded three long blasts 

 of her whistle, the signal of general recall. 



Up to this moment the steam cutter of the Bear had not yet got 

 away. She was ordered alongside the Thetis, given a flag, some 

 pemmican, and bread. 



Lieutenant Colwell, of the 5ear, was given instructions to proceed 

 to the Wreck Camp cache, the whereabouts of which he knew, as he 

 had established it the year before, and if any of the party were alive 

 to inform them that their relief was close at hand. At the same time 

 he was instructed to administer food with the greatest care until the 

 surgeons should arrive. 



Some half hour later I went on board the Bear and steamed 

 round to the Wreck Camp cache, distant about five miles from Bre- 

 voort Island. 



The Thetis was left at Payer Harbor with orders to pick up all 

 parties sent out to examine the cairns, caches, and coast line, and 

 then to follow the Bear to the Wreck Camp cache. 



The ice of Kane Sea was set off the land to the northward about a 

 quarter of a mile by the strong southerly gale blowing at the time. 



The Bear reached the camp about 9.30 p. m., about ten minutes 

 after the steam cutter. The Thetis arrived at the camp about fifteen 

 or twenty minutes later than the Bear, and thirty or forty minutes 

 after the steam cutter. 



