Friday April 17th 3rd - 3/8th day After some hard work we got through the rough ice all right and found good hard going. We then wondered what the Arctic devil had in store for us ahead. In a few hours we knew a nice big lead of open water 1/4 mile wide and extending in both directions as far as we could see. Nothing to do but camp which we did. Tried to take a sounding; let out nearly two fathoms of lines wire with heavy fish for a weight. Decided there must be a strong current running under the ice so are now pulling it back. I have already pulled for 1 1/2 hours. Dogs are fetching up a little I think and should be stronger after this rest. - 25