APPENDIX NO. Y. 
333 
No. Y. 
Report of a Journey by Messrs. Bonsall and Me Gary to establish 
Provision-Depots along the Greenland Coast. 
Sir: —We have the honor to submit the following report, taken from 
•the journal and field-notes of our party. 
September 20, Tuesday.—"We left the ship about one o'clock with the 
“Sledge Faith" and seven men, and arrived at Coffee Gorge at eight 
o'clock. As it was low-water, we were unable to gain the land-ice, and 
encamped on the floe. You accompanied us for the first stage of our 
journey with the dogs. 
September 21, "Wednesday.—Started this morning about eight o’clock 
and travelled until noon, when, as we were about to halt for dinner, we 
came upon weak ice, which gave way. The after-part of the sled go 
went down, but the floats prevented it from sinking. In order to draw 
it out without breaking the ice, we unlashed and took off part of the 
load. Our thermometer was broken, and some few of the articles were 
wet; every thing else was uninjured. At 2 p.m. we concluded to 
pitch our tent, as we could not get on the land-ice until high-water; 
besides, Mr. McGary and two of the men were very wet. By 4 p.m. 
we succeeded in drawing up the sledge, and reloaded for an early start 
the next morning. 
September 22, Thursday.—At 8 A.M. we set off on the land-ice, and 
at the expiration of two hours found we had travelled only two miles. 
We then spent two hours in lowering down the sledge and cargo upon 
the bay-ice, which wc found perfectly strong. But by this time the 
ice had set off from the shore, and four of us were forced to walk about 
a mile up the land-ice before we found a suitable place of descent. We 
then travelled about five miles on the floe, when wc were stopped by 
an open crack. We attempted to get on the land-ice again, but, find¬ 
ing that impossible, we started out into the bay, hoping to cross it on 
the old floe; but this we failed to do, as the crack ran through it to an 
indefinite extent. We therefore determined to return to the point we 
had left and await the flood-tide, which would close the crack. We 
encamped near the land-ice, with a strong wind blowing from the 8.E. 
accompanied by snow. 
September 23, Friday.—This morning Mr. McGary started off shore 
to search for a crossing-place, the ice being not yet closed. He re¬ 
turned at 7 A.M. and reported that the lead was closing, and in half 
an hour crossed it in perfect safety. We travelled quite rapidly over 
