The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28

the snow. They had entered the bag without undressing and half emerged with shirt and pants on, but without feet.
 After little more digging their boots were uncovered, and then, with pro- tected feet, the bag was freed and placed on the side of the igloo. Into it the boys crept in full dress, except coats. I rolled out to their side in my bag.
 Move on Refreshed. The air came in hissing spouts, like jets of steam from an engine, but soon after noon of the 29th the ice under our heads frightened. It became pos sible to breathe without being choked with floating crystals, and as the ice about the facial furs was broken a lit tie blue was detected in the west.
 The dogs were freed of snow entan- elements and fed, and a shelter was made in which to melt snow and make tea. A double ration was eaten, and then the sleds began to move again.
 Soon the sun burst through the sep aratfng clouds and raised icy spires in towers of glitter. The wind then ceased entirely, and scene of crystal glory was laid over the storm swept fields. With full stomachs, fair weather and much needed rest, we moved with in- spirations anew. Indeed, we felt re- freshed as one does after cold bath.
 The pack had been much disturbed, and considerable time and distance were lost in seeking a workable line of travel. Camping at midnight. we had only made nine miles for a days ef- fort
 Awakening in time for observations on the morning of the 3Oth, the wealth CT was found beautifully clear. The fog, which had persistently screened the west, had vanished, and land was discovered at some distance west, ex- tending parallel to the line of march. The observations placed us at latitude S4 degrees 50 minutes. longitude 95 degrees 36 minutes.
 A Long Coast Line.
 In the occasional clearing spells for several days we had seen sharply de fined land clouds drifting over low band of pearly fog, and we had ex- pected to see land when this veil lifted
 
 see so long line of coast The land as we saw it gave the impression of being two islands, but our observations were insufficient to warrant such an assertion. They may be islands; they may be a part of a larger land extend ing far to the west. What was seen of the most southerly coast extends from S3 degrees 20 minutes to S3 de- grees 51 minutes, close to the one hun dred and second meridian.
 This land has an irregular mountain ous sky line, is perhaps eighteen hun- dred feet high and resembles in its upper reaches the highlands of Hei- berg island. The lower shore line was at no time visible
 From S4 degrees 23 minutes, extend ing to s5 degrees II minutes, close to the one hundred and second meridian, the coast is quite straight Its upper surface is fiat and mostly ice capped, rising in steep cliffs to about twelve hundred feet. The lower surface was so indistfnctly seen that we were unable to detect glacial streams or ice walls. Both lands were hopelessly buried under accumulated snows.
 We were eager to set foot on the newly disco vered coast, for we be- lieved then, as proved by later experi- ence, that these were the earth's north ermost rocks, but the pressing need for rapid advances in the aim of our