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from the westward ; but, owing to the prevalence of fogs as well as wind-eddies 
from the cliffs and persistence of local ice, I cannot recommend it for a winter 
harbor. 
Note 11, p. 56. 
This animal presented one of those rare cases of a well-developed second pro¬ 
cess protruding about six inches. I was unable to preserve the specimen. 
Note 12, p. 58. 
These were the results of direct pressure,—more properly, “ crushed ice.” 
The ice-liills of Von Wrangell and American authorities are grounded ices 
upreared by wave and tidal actions. 
Note 13, p. 63. 
These are arranged in lines not unlike those described by Captain Bayfield 
on the Labrador coast. They are undoubtedly the result of ice-transportation, 
the process being still going on. At the head of Force Bay are traces of an 
ancient moraine. 
Note 14, p. 65. 
My note-books contain many instances of the facility with which the Esqui¬ 
maus dog relapses into a savage state. There is an island near the Holstein- 
berg fiords where such animals hunt the reindeer in packs, and are habitually 
shot by the natives. 
Note 15, p. 68. 
See page 823 and Appendix No. VI. For comparisons of difference of longi¬ 
tude between my own and Captain Inglcfield’s surveys, consult any point on 
Admiralty charts north of 78° ST',—the latitude of Rensselaer Harbor, which 
was regarded as our prime meridian. 
Note 16, p. 71. 
This valley is flanked by terraced beach-lines: its background is the seat of 
an ancient moraine worthy of study. 
Note 17, p. 77. 
A case of similar peril is reported by Captain Cator, of II. B. M. steamer 
Intrepid. His vessel was carried bodily up the inclined face of an iceberg, and, 
after being high and dry out of water, launched again without injury. See 
‘‘Nautical Magazine.” 
