256 LANCASTER SOUND. 
of the ball was +92°. The crew were at work till 
eleven, leveling our rugged floe, and heaping up snow 
against the sides of the brig. The position of our ves- 
sel, high perched in air, and dipping head foremost in 
a way most Arctic and uncomfortable, makes the pro- 
tection of snow very desirable. We feel the cold against 
her walls. The crew had an hour of sledging, as well 
by way of exercise as of preparation for their expected 
trials. 
"A point supposed to be Cape Crawfurd bore, by 
compass, west. Our distance from the north shore is 
abou.t five miles." 
