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Next day several icebergs and hummocks were noticed on the horizon. Was this a sign that land was near, or was it some ice field that had broken up? It was difficult to know what to surmise. NEXT DAY SEVERAL ICEBERGS AND HUMMOCKS WERE NOTICED ON THE HORIZON WAS THIS A SIGN THAT LAND WAS NEAR OR WAS IT SOME ICE FIELD THAT HAD BROKEN UP IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHAT TO SURMISE
rivalry that had arisen already between the two captains. [Illustration: ] On the 14th of March, after sixteen days' march the little party found themselves only yet in the 82° latitude. Their strength was exhausted, and they had a hundred miles more to go. To increase their sufferings, rations had to be still further reduced. Each man must be content with a fourth part to allow the dogs their full quantity. Unfortunately they could not rely at all on their guns, for only seven charges of powder were left, and six balls. They had fired at several hares and foxes on the road already, but unsuccessfully. However, on the 15th, the Doctor was fortunate enough to surprise a seal basking on the ice, and, after several shots, the animal was captured and killed. Johnson soon had it skinned and cut in pieces, but it was so lean that it was worthless as food, unless its captors would drink the oil like the Esquimaux. The Doctor was bold enough to make the attempt, but failed in spite of himself.  SCORE OF THE UNHAPPY RIVALRY THAT HAD RISEN ALREADY BETWEEN THE TWO CAPTAINS ON THE FOURTEENTH OF MARCH AFTER SIXTEEN DAYS MARCH THE LITTLE PARTY FOUND THEMSELVES ONLY YET IN EIGHTY TWO DEGREE LATITUDE THEIR STRENGTH WAS EXHAUSTED AND THEY HAD A HUNDRED MILES MORE TO GO TO INCREASE THEIR SUFFERINGS RATIONS HAD TO BE STILL FURTHER REDUCED EACH MAN MUST BE CONTENT WITH A FOURTH PART TO ALLOW THE DOGS THEIR FULL QUANTITY UNFORTUNATELY THEY COULD NOT RELY AT ALL ON THEIR GUNS FOR ONLY SEVEN CHARGES OF POWDER WERE LEFT AND SIX BALLS THEY HAD FIRED AT SEVERAL HARES AND FOXES ON THE ROAD ALREADY BUT UNSUCCESSFULLY HOWEVER ON THE FIFTEENTH THE DOCTOR WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SURPRISE A SEAL BASKING ON THE ICE AND AFTER SEVERAL SHOTS THE ANIMAL WAS CAPTURED AND KILLED JOHNSON SOON HAD IT SKINNED AND CUT IN PIECES BUT IT WAS SO LEAN THAT IT WAS WORTHLESS AS FOOD UNLESS ITS CAPTORS WOULD DRINK THE OIL LIKE THE ESQUIMAUX THE DOCTOR WAS BOLD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE ATTEMPT BUT FAILED IN SPITE OF HIMSELF
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