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doomed to disappointment, the 3rd December turning 
out overcast. We had the telescopes and other 
instruments in position, and Mr. Bernacchi and 
Lieut. Colbeck were in attendance; however, some 
interesting temperature records and time observations 
were recorded in connection with the eclipse. 
The ice now began to break up in earnest. It 
JELLY-FISH WEIGHING 90 LBS. 
was clear that all the pack-ice must needs take a 
westerly course according to the prevailing wind, 
Bund cb HnosheHy according to the current. It is 
therefore likely that my instructions to Captain 
Jensen not to go further west than long. 170°, and 
thus take an easterly course, would cause the 
Southern Cross to reach open water at a com- 
paratively early part of the Antarctic summer. 
On the 6th December a broad strip was stretching 
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