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"Ellis Granite men at Cafe
Sabine an ordinary Laurentian
Granite."
Cafe Sabine 78°30' W.
Ross bay was now crossed
in order that a record weight
be left at Cape Herschel on the
mainland of the great island
of Ellesmere. -- "2nd looks
little time to attend to the
duties of the landing at Cape
Herschel, where a document
taking formal possession in
the name of King Edward
VII., for the Dominion, was
read, and the Canadian
flag was raised and saluted.
A copy of the document was
placed in a large cairn built
of rocks on the end of the cape.
Sundays
On Aug. 24, we passed Princess
Charlotte Monument (a natural
rock which looks like human
handiwork), and steered west
through Lady Aim Strait.
We now set our course for
Sir Robert Inglis Reals, the