APPENDIX NO. V. 
357 
EASTERN COAST OF SOUND: 
Report of Messrs . Me Gary and JBonsallJune-July, 1854 . 
Brio Advance, July 3, 1854. 
Sir :—According to jour orders, Mr. McG-ary and I took charge of 
a party sent out to explore the eastern coast of Smith's Sound and the 
Great Glacier which terminates it. 
June 4. — We left the vessel at 4.30 P.M., and reached the land-ice 
on the eastern shore of our bay in about two hours. A strong wind 
set in from the N., and at 8.30 P.M., when about two miles south of 
Coffee Gorge, we concluded to encamp. The thermometer in the 
shade stood at 26°. 
June 5. — This morning was calm, the thermometer at 25°. After 
getting breakfast, we started at 7.45 A.M., and travelled up the land-ice 
about half-way to the terminus of Glacier Bay, where we took the floe, 
and reached the opposite side at 4.30 P.M., when we encamped. 
Thermometer, 27°. 
June 6. — Started at 7.30 A.M., feeling quite cold, the thermometer 
being at 15°. We passed up the coast of Marshall Bay as far as 
the two gorges, when we took the floe and crossed to Chimney Rock, 
the road being much clearer of hummocks than any before travelled 
across this bay. 
We arrived at 6 p.m., and found the cache at this place had been 
destroyed by a bear. He had eaten the bread, and with a stroke of his 
paw had destroyed the can of alcohol. We encamped near the rocks, 
with a strong northerly breeze accompanied by snow. Thermometer, 
23°. Thomas complained very much of his knees, and several bluish 
spots appeared in the skin, evidently caused by scurvy. Mr. McGary's 
eye was very painful, though better than during the day. 
June 7.—We started at 8 A.M., with a light N. breeze and the ther¬ 
mometer at 24°. Soon after passing Cape Russell, although the sun 
shone on our backs, the reflection of his rays from the land-ice was 
very painful to our eyes. Morton and Riley were both snow-blind, and 
suffered great pain. 
We reached the cache about 5 p.m., and found that this one had 
also been visited by a bear. He had rolled one of the barrels of bread 
over the ice-foot into the water, had eaten a can of chocolate, some 
potatoes, &c., and in his search had torn several of the bags. Ther¬ 
mometer this evening, 35°. Made twenty miles to-day. 
June 8. — We did not start to-day until 12 M., as wo were fatigued 
from our long march yesterday. We went seven miles up the coast to 
