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"Do so , about half a mile
from our present camp , on
a little neck of land between
a fresh-water lake , fed by
a descending glacier of
Bedford River Island , and
the sea --- the perpendicular walls
of the cove were about two
feet thick and three feet
high .
Trip from the
Rice , Fredericks , Ellison , and
Lyons. " Camped at Eskimos
Point in our old quarters.
"They finally reached the
hill or divide between Baird
Inlet and Ross Bay , but
were unable to haul Ellison
up the hill , and his feet
were frozen so solidly that
he could not stand . They
decided that Rice should
start for Camp Clay to obtain
assistance.
Rice and Fredericks left
camp April 6 for Baird Inlet
to attempt recovery of one
hundred pounds of English Beef
abandoned in Nov. 1843.
Reached Eskimos Point