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witnessed a scene of singular grandeur. The ice-fields 
were screwing, and at the beach the pressure must 
have been tremendous. Already a broad wall some 
30 feet high rose the whole length of the N.W. beach, 
and coming nearer we saw that the whole of this 
barrier was a moving mass of ice-blocks, each several 
tons in weight. The whole thing moved in undula- 
tions, and every minute this live barrier grew in height 
and precipitated large blocks on to the peninsula 
where we watched the interesting phenomena from a 
distance of a few yards. The roar of the screwing 
was appalling, The force and direction of the 
pressure seemed to alter from time to time, and the 
“THE DOGS WERE GREAT COMPANIONS.” 
change was visible in the movement of these ice- 
masses. Like Antarctic gales, this roaring and 
gnashing might cease near the shore for some minutes, 
