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Boat party left me 29th
Orders to haul brig to the
Southward and Eastward
w/ a safe berth.
In less than 24 hours
left boat and pushed
forward on sledge.
Cliffs measured 1400 feet
to crest of plateau.
Cliffs of "fibular magnesian
limestone" talus at
angle between 38 and
45 degrees. We left 1st
entered another small
bay (Bancroft Bay) "a
glacier blocked our way
across it" "a succession
of terraces rising with
symmetrical regularity,
took themselves to long
parallel lines in the
distance. Found here 7
skeletons of much ag.
crossed glacier. Mean
elevation of want 1200 feet.
In 5 days they were 40
miles from India.
We left 5th at Bancroft
Dallas Bay
Here a large river 3/4 mile