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and the endurance of his partner, William Godfrey. 
The latitude by observation was 79° 45' N., the longi¬ 
tude G9° 12' W. The coast here trended more to the 
westward than it had done. It was sighted for thirty 
miles to the northward and eastward. This was the 
culminating point of his survey, beyond which his 
observations did not extend. Two large headlands, 
Capes Joseph Leidy and John Frazer, indicate it. 
The cliffs were of mingled limestone and sandstone, 
corresponding to those on the southern side of Peabody 
Bay. To the north they exceeded two thousand feet 
in height, while to the southward they diminished to 
twelve hundred. The ice-foot varied from fifty to one 
hundred and fifty feet in width, and stood out against 
the dark debris thrown down by the cliffs in a clean 
naked shelf of dazzling white. 
The party spent the 28th in mending the sledge, 
which was completely broken, and feeding up their 
dogs for a renewal of the journey. But, their pro¬ 
visions being limited, Dr. Hayes did not deem him¬ 
self justified in continuing to the north. He deter¬ 
mined to follow and survey the coast toward Cape 
Sabine. 
His pemmican was reduced to eighteen pounds; 
there was apparently no hope of deriving resources 
from the hunt; and the coasts were even more covered 
with snow than those he had left on the southern side. 
His return was a thing of necessity. 
The course of the party to the westward along the 
land-ice was interrupted by a large indentation, which 
