. Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land [microform] . Scientific expeditions; Scientific expeditions. 416 THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION. I 4 .1 1. lake, thougli to-morrow another hole is to be started as a last trial. The American bread to-night very good, and much i)referred by us all. I ate all mine, and also two pieces of English bread I had saved over from last night. English meat to-night. Found myself so weak last night, on getting up, that I could scarcely stand, and came near falling down. The bread ration was increased from to
. Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land [microform] . Scientific expeditions; Scientific expeditions. 416 THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION. I 4 .1 1. lake, thougli to-morrow another hole is to be started as a last trial. The American bread to-night very good, and much i)referred by us all. I ate all mine, and also two pieces of English bread I had saved over from last night. English meat to-night. Found myself so weak last night, on getting up, that I could scarcely stand, and came near falling down. The bread ration was increased from to-day a half ource. This is due to overestimates, and probably also to much of the bread being damp and wet. Foxes seem to have leftânone heard of for some time. I have spent the day in sleeping-bag. Something has been the matter wi>'i my eyes, but the doctor seems to think they arc getting all right. I take a smoke of tobacco to-night. The doctor has at length restored this priceless boon. Spirits of the party have seemed a litUe down for a few days, but are now better. We count the days forward and back. Rice made some jjreparations towards getting his sleei)ing-bag ready to-day. \Vill have increased rations for a week before starting. Cloudberries to-day. Lime-juice yesterday. Storm this evening. yamitiry 17.âBarometer, [;""]; thermometer, â36 [â° The two messes now have two pots of tea, one melting the ice over the blubber lamp during the day. This gives a half cupful to each man. This is founil quite satisfactory. We have no salt in our drink, which is a decided improve- ment. The party has been rather dejjressed for some ilays, owing to exactly what I do not know. To-night we are in better spirits, but still not in as good sjjirits as two weeks ago. Some singing to-night, the first for some time. The talk during the day has been less than usual. I can hardly rise from a lying to a sitting j)osture, or from a sitting posture to
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