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Here it was absolutely necessary to take a few days' rest, for the travellers could not drag one foot after the other, and two of the dogs had died from exhaustion. None of the party felt equal to put up the tent, so they took shelter behind an iceberg. HERE IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TAKE A FEW DAYS REST FOR THE TRAVELLERS COULD NOT DRAG ONE FOOT AFTER THE OTHER AND TWO OF THE DOGS HAD DIED FROM EXHAUSTION NONE OF THE PARTY FELT EQUAL TO PUT UP THE TENT SO THEY TOOK SHELTER BEHIND AN ICEBERG
, 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. 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. It was not till the 30th of August that they emerged from these wild mountains into a plain, which seemed to have been upturned and convulsed by volcanic action at some distant period. 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 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 IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE THIRTIETH OF AUGUST THAT THEY EMERGED FROM THESE WILD MOUNTAINS ON TO A PLAIN WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN UPTURNED AND CONVULSED BY VOLCANIC ACTION AT SOME DISTANT PERIOD
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