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the Esquimaux hut is situated, the land could be distinctly seen south 
of Force Bay, an indentation of which forms a large bay. Rensselaer 
Bay bears a little W. from S., arid the mountains which lie between 
it and Glacier Bay (which bears S.E.) appear dark and lofty. The 
middle of Marshall Bay bears a little S. from E. From this point 
toward the N.E. the land becomes gradually lower till it disappears in 
E.N.E. This portion of the eastern shore was not sufficiently distinct 
to take exact bearings. 
In the afternoon we crossed with difficulty some old floes and hum¬ 
mocks. At 3 P.M. we found good new floes leading us toward the 
N.N.E. along the line of hummocks. We encamped at 7 P.M., having 
travelled seven miles in a northerly direction. 
March 26.—We continued our journey N.N.E. along the hummocks, 
which run without interruption nearly in a straight line extending N. 
and W. to the boundary of the horizon. It blew a strong breeze from 
the N., which in the afternoon increased to a light gale and compelled 
us to lay to, at 2.30 P.M., having advanced on our journey two and a 
half miles. 
March 27.—This morning we started at 11.30 A. M., against a moderate 
N. wind, which had blown very strong during the night. As the thick 
weather did not permit us to see more than a mile ahead, we continued 
to follow the edge of the ridge of hummocks. These hummocks con¬ 
sist of pieces of ice from one to two feet thick, having sharp edges, 
and piled up from ten to fifteen feet high. Single piles sometimes 
exceed thirty feet in height, and when seen at a distance have the 
appearance of icebergs. Occasionally higher ridges are seen running 
nearly parallel to each other and at right angles to the outer edge of 
the hummocks. They seem to have been formed by the meeting of 
floes which have been drifted N.N.E. and S.S.W. This would indi¬ 
cate that two currents met hero coming from opposite directions. Near 
the middle the sound seems to be entirely free from icebergs; we passed 
not a single one since the 23d of March, and toward the W. and N. 
there were none in sight. 
Wc could see no land to-day: the fog increased so much that we 
were obliged to halt at 3 P.M. in lat. 79° 4', only one mile and a half 
to the N.N.E. from our last camp. 
March 28.—We were forced to lay to during the entire day, owing to 
thick weather, and a strong breeze from N. by R. which blew in squalls. 
March 29.—This morning was clear and very cold, with a light 
breeze from the N. 
On ascending some of the highest hummocks, Mr. Petersen and I 
