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west and the exposed beach precluded the idea of landing much to my dissapointment for I had much desired to see these people. We had just started on when a fierce gale with a heavy sea struck us from the west and in a short time the ice pack was found moving inshore ahead of us and shutting in all around so there was nothing left but to back out for the gale & ice with the Blossom Shoals in such proximity make matters very lively for a vessel.

These shoals are formed by the usual shift on the N. of Icy Cape being forced up into ridges by the ice pack and thus taking a new form and dimensions every season

The ice pack was visible a number of times in the afternoon or the loose ice

[The sun did not set last night - (20th & 21st]

marking its edge.

We had a very heavy sea all the PM. tossing the vessel about as she worked back down the coast.-

7 July 22 - off Icy cape
Awoke this morning to find that we were standing back toward Icy cape though the coast line was obscured all day by haze or fog. The wind died slowly out & the sea decreased all day. All the latter part of AM and most of afternoon it was densely foggy with fine rain at intervals. And at intervals the rest of AM & PM fog & mist were common. In the afternoon several walrus were seen - a sign of our proximity to ice in addition to the fog and later we ran in among numerous very small loose fragments rarely over 2 to 3 ft

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