northern side of Cape Parry, ice in- trans to Northumberland by a dike rises fr one sill to another & no farther. 8:37 In midst of the ice - KR & PC go ashore cave Radcliff to look for leads - About 1 they returned t we anchored. Little later ice began coming toward us & Inge his was towed over 5 little berg and moved. After lunch K.R. & Hendrick climbed cliffs & at 2:25 Hendrick returned saying way seemed practicable for some distance. He began firing engine & Jot at 2:30 got out in little boat & began towing. While sea is thickly filled with floe ice + bergs as far as Carey Is. + Northumberland + Herbert Is. We picked up KR on other side of point & went on while as near to point just beyond big dike where KR & JC were a short area- north again. 8 lat calm: then