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However, as necessity is the mother of invention, I turned my clothes 

 out of the calabash, and fastening a piece of a cotton shirt over it, made 

 quite a respectable lantern : this was placed on the most conspicuous 

 point. After the light had been extinguished several times, and a 

 series of difficulties encountered in relighting it, we succeeded in 

 establishing our lighthouse ; and though a feeble one, it had the de- 

 sired effect. The men, when they first saw it, had already strayed 

 off the track ; and had it not been for the lantern, would not have 

 been able to join us again. They came back, crawling on their hands 

 and knees; and had travelled thus for most of the distance. The 

 whole time they had been absent, was two hours and a half. Although 

 I felt very much displeased with their departure without permission. 

 I could not find fault with them, — so much was I rejoiced to see them 

 in safety ; and when I knew they had incurred all this fatigue and 

 risk to make me more comfortable. 



The snow now began to fall fast. My steward, fi-om his thought- 

 fulness, had an ample supply of tea, which he had carried in his 

 knapsack to save it from being plundered ; and consequently we had 

 enough to supply all. 



The supper being ended, we stowed ourselves away within the 

 circular pen ; and while the men kept passing their jokes about its 

 comforts, the wind blew a perfect hurricane without. I was glad to 

 find the spirits of those who were sick, began to revive. The ther- 

 mometer had fallen to 15°. The height found by the barometer was 

 thirteen thousand one hundred and ninety feet. 



All were soon fast asleep ; and although there was scarcely a foot 

 of level rock, they seemed to rest as comfortably as possible. I had 

 little inclination to sleep ; for difficulties seemed to increase upon me, 

 and I felt some uneasiness about one of my men, named Longley, who 

 had not come up with us. The men all said, that he had returned to 

 the Recruiting Station ; having been unwell and unable to proceed. 



At about four o'clock in the morning, the snow had accumulated in 

 such quantities on our canvass roof, that it broke in upon us, bringing 

 down also some of the stones. This was a disagreeable accident ; and 

 after escaping from beneath the ruin, it became necessary to take the 

 covering off and clear the snow out of the pen, which was nearly full. 

 This was the work of nearly an hour of unpleasant labour; but it 

 was much more easily accomplished, than getting ourselves warm 

 again. I need scarcely say, I passed a most uncomfortable night. 



When daylight came, the storm had somewhat abated in violence. 



