THE ICE-FOOT. 
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A fog coming on, they turned back to where the dogs 
had been left. 
They started again at 11.30 A.M. of the 21st. On 
reaching the land-ice they unloaded, and threw each 
package of provision from the floe up to the ice-foot, 
MAKING THE LAND-ICE, (CLIMBING.) 
which was eight or nine feet above them. Morton 
then climbed up with the aid of the sledge, which they 
converted into a ladder for the occasion. He then 
pulled the dogs up by the lines fastened round their 
bodies, Hans lending a helping hand and then climb¬ 
ing up himself. They then drew up the sledge. The 
water was very deep, a stone the size of Morton’s head 
