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now wished for our tent, that we might rest here the following day 
and make further attempts to reach the summit of the glacier. We 
were already tired and cold. 
September 14, Wednesday.—As constant exercise is necessary in 
order to keep warm, we set out on our return, and reached our encamp¬ 
ment about noon, after a walk of twenty miles. The trend of this 
glacier is north-northeast, its altitude above the general level of the 
country from three hundred to four hundred feet, and the distance 
between its crevasses from twenty to forty feet. These crevasses are 
generally small, being from one to three feet wide, and about the same 
in depth, and partially filled with snow. The face of the glacier rose, 
at an angle of about 35°, to an elevation of one hundred and sixty feet, 
when it rounded off as it gradually approached the mer de glace above. 
September 15, Thursday.—Having accomplished the object of our 
journey, we determined upon returning to the vessel, although we had 
been absent less than half the allotted time. We kept our old track 
until we reached the camping-ground of the fourth night out, when we 
struck off to the north of east. We saw three deer; but, with all the 
dexterity of an experienced hunter, Hans failed to approach them near 
enough for a shot. An old and weather-worn skull of a musk-ox was 
found during the day’s march. 
September 1G, Friday.—We reached the brig at 3 A.M., after a con¬ 
tinuous walk of nineteen hours, during which time we halted but for 
one meal. 
Respectfully submitted, 
I. I. Hates, M.D., Surgeon to the Expedition. 
Journal of a Party sent out to deposit a Self Registering Thermo¬ 
meter at some available point to the northward of Marshall 
Bay , under charge of Dr. 1.1. Ilayes. 
October 21, Friday.—Left the brig at a quarter-past eleven, the 
party consisting, besides myself, of Mr. Morton, steward, and John 
Blake, seaman. A sledge drawn by four Newfoundland dogs carried 
our tent, buffalo-robes, sleeping-bags, provisions,—in short, every thing 
practicable and necessary for comfort and convenience in Arctic travel¬ 
ling. Our only extra weight was a keg of alcohol, to be deposited in 
cache. I carried a pocket-sextant and portable compass strapped to 
my waist. For the first two miles we found the travelling excellent, 
