. Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land [microform] . Scientific expeditions; Scientific expeditions. . TUK L\I)Y FUANKLIN IJAY KXPEDITION. separated, or thai iiur boat was not (rushed in that grinding mass. It is certainly miraculous that we csiapcd alive. From 8 a. m. until 6 p. m. we havi- worked in this manner, expecting momentarily that our efTurls, through no fault of our own, would terminate fatally. Latitude at noon was 78°5o', N. While cross- ing a dangerous place Rice missed his footing and fell head foremost into the water. Dry
. Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land [microform] . Scientific expeditions; Scientific expeditions. . TUK L\I)Y FUANKLIN IJAY KXPEDITION. separated, or thai iiur boat was not (rushed in that grinding mass. It is certainly miraculous that we csiapcd alive. From 8 a. m. until 6 p. m. we havi- worked in this manner, expecting momentarily that our efTurls, through no fault of our own, would terminate fatally. Latitude at noon was 78°5o', N. While cross- ing a dangerous place Rice missed his footing and fell head foremost into the water. Dry clothing being furnished jiim, a change of garments was effected there on the floe, in the low temperature and without protection from the winds. At p. m. we reached a large circular floe about one mile in diameter, and halting on its edge for a few minutes to obtain much needed rest; the cooks hastened to prepare sujjper in the interval. I had previously been sent ahead by Lieutenant dreely to make an examination of the floe and the ice intervening between us and land. I reported, on my return, that a lane of water on the ojjposite side of the floe evidently extended to the shore, which was j)robal)ly not more than three miles away, and which we could most likely reach by boat. I had examined the land carefully for some sign of trii)ods, signal flags, cairns, or something that would tell us that our friends had visited this spot in search of us, but nothing was seen. We crossed the floe to the water's edge, the last load arriving at 9 p. m., thus making thirteen hours of severe labor in the drag-ropes. We bivouacked on the floe, spreading our bags on the uneven surface of the ice, for a few hours' rest. The shelters were not put up, as it was thought to be unnecessary for our brief stay here. We must make an early start in the morning. We have drifted considerably towards the east to-ilay with the current, and Capo Isabella, with the adjacent coast, has been opened up t
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