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More than once despair crept over the brave little band, hardy as they were, and used to Polar sufferings. Though scarcely aware of it themselves, they were completely worn out, physically and mentally. MORE THAN ONCE DESPAIR CREPT OVER THE BRAVE LITTLE BAND HEARTY AS THEY WERE AND USED TO POLAR SUFFERINGS THOUGH SCARCELY AWARE OF IT THEMSELVES THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY
, and they started off along the coast to reach the ice-field; but Altamont's opinion proved right. They could not get through Jones' Sound, and were obliged to follow the coast to Lincoln. At last, on the 24th, they set foot on North Devon. "Now," said Clawbonny, "we have only to cross this, and get to Cape Warender at the entrance to Lancaster Sound." But the weather became frightful, and very cold. The snow-storms and tempests returned with winter violence, and the travellers felt too weak to contend with them. Their stock of provisions was almost exhausted, and rations had to be reduced now to a third, that the dogs might have food enough to keep them in working condition. The nature of the ground added greatly to the fatigue. North Devon is extremely wild and rugged, and the path across the Trauter mountains is through difficult gorges. The whole party--men, and dogs, and sledge alike--were frequently forced to stop, for they could not struggle on against the fury of the elements. HE DOGS WERE HARNESSED AND THEY STARTED OFF ALONG THE COAST TO REACH THE ICE FIELD BUT ALTAMONT'S OPINION PROVED RIGHT THEY COULD NOT GET THROUGH JONES'S SOUND AND WERE OBLIGED TO FOLLOW THE COAST TO LINCOLN AT LAST ON THE TWENTY FOURTH THEY SET FOOT ON NORTH DEVON NOW SAID CLAWBONNY WE HAVE ONLY TO CROSS THIS AND GET TO CAPE ORRENDER AT THE ENTRANCE TO LANCASTER SOUND BUT THE WEATHER BECAME FRIGHTFUL AND VERY COLD THE SNOW STORMS AND TEMPESTS RETURNED WITH WINTER VIOLENCE AND THE TRAVELLERS FELT TOO WEAK TO CONTEND WITH THEM THEIR STOCK OF PROVISIONS WAS ALMOST EXHAUSTED AND RATIONS HAD TO BE REDUCED NOW TO A THIRD THAT THE DOGS MIGHT HAVE FOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM IN WORKING CONDITION THE NATURE OF THE GROUND ADDED GREATLY TO THE FATIGUE NORTH DEVON IS EXTREMELY WILD AND RUGGED AND THE PATH ACROSS THE TRODDEN MOUNTAINS IS THROUGH DIFFICULT GORGES THE WHOLE PARTY MEN AND DOGS AND SLEDGE ALIKE WERE FREQUENTLY FORCED TO STOP FOR THEY COULD NOT STRUGGLE ON AGAINST THE FURY OF THE ELEMENTS
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