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CHAPTER XXIII. 
M ORTON *S RETURN-IIIS NARRATIVE-PEABODY BAY-THROUGH 
THE BERGS — BRIDGING THE CHASMS-THE WEST LAND_THE 
DOGS IN FRIGHT-OPEN WATER-THE ICE-FOOT-TnE TOLAR 
TIDES — CAPES JACKSON AND MORRIS — T1IE CHANNEL — FREE OF 
ICE-BIRDS AND PLANTS — BEAR AND CUB — THE HUNT_THE 
DEATH — FRANKLIN AND LAFAYETTE-THE ANTARCTIC FLAG_ 
COURSE OF TIDES-MOUNT PARRY-VICTORIA AND ALBERT 
MOUNTAINS-RESUME-THE BIRDS APPEAR-TnE VEGETATION 
-THE PETREL — CAPE CONSTITUTION-THEORIES OF AN OPEN 
SEA — ILLUSORY DISCOVERIES — CHANGES OF CLIMATE-A SUG¬ 
GESTION. 
Mr. Morton left the brig with the relief party of 
% McGary on the 4th of June. He took his place at the 
track-lines like the others; but he was ordered to avoid 
all extra labor, so as to husband his strength for the 
final passage of the ice. 
On the 15tli he reached the base of the Great Gla¬ 
cier, and on the 16th was joined by Hans with the 
dogs. A single day was given to feed and refresh the 
animals, and on the 18th the two companies parted. 
Morton’s account I have not felt myself at liberty to 
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