NEW LAND 
on the 8th. This cold spell in midsummer was most unfortunate 
from our point of view, since it cemented the pack and tightened 
the grip of the ice upon the ship. The slow drift to the south- 
west continued, and we caught occasional ghmpses of distant 
uplands on the eastern horizon. The position on the 7th was 
lat. 76^ 57' S., long. 35^ 7' W. Soundings on the 6th and Sth 
found glacial mud at 530 and 529 fathoms. 
Tlie Eiidwame was lyhig in a pool covered by young ice on 
the 9th. The solid floes had loosened their grip on the ship itself, 
but they were packed tightly all around. The weather was foggy. 
We felt a slight northerly swell coming througJi the pack, and 
the movement gave rise to hope that there was open water 
near to us. At 11 a.m. a long crack developed in the pack, 
running east and w^est as far as we could see through the fog, 
and I ordered steam to be raised in the hope of being able to 
break a way into this lead. The effort failed. We could break 
the young ice in the pool, but the pack defied us. The at- 
tempt was renewed on the 11th, a fine clear day with blue sky. 
The temperature was still low, - 2° ralu\ at midnight. After 
breaking through some young ice the Enchmince became jammed 
agauist soft floe. The engines running full speed astern pro- 
duced no effect until all hands joined in " sallying " ship. 
The dog-kennels amidships made it necessary for the people 
to gather aft, Avhere they rushed from side to side in a mass 
in the confined space around the wheel. This was a ludicrous 
affair, the men falling over one another amid shouts of laughter 
without producing much effect on the ship. She remained fast, 
while all hands jumped at the word of command, but finally 
slid off when the men were stamping hard at the double. We 
were now in a position to take advantage of any opening that 
might appear. The ice was firm around us, and as there seemed 
small chance of niaking a move that day, I had the motor 
crawler and warper put out on the floe for a trial run. The 
motor worked most successfully, running at about six miles an 
hour over slabs and ridges of ice hidden by a foot or two of 
soft snow. The surface was worse than we would expect to 
face on land or barrier-ice. The motor warped itself back on 
a 500-fathom steel wire and was taken aboard again. From 
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