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ice pack about 20 miles North of the [[Cape]] the ice has very light now here rising into high ridges is the [[loose]] drift into which we passed [[from]] miles [[?]] very [[?]] the [[?]] curved around from the shore ahead aback toward Icy Cape and the vessel was turned about and headed back.  In the [[?]], we sighted and spoke the barque "Northern Light" whaler - which we had seen also when [[backing]] observations at the Cape.  This vessel reports having [[]]north along the shore with several other ships up to the N. of [[Pt.]] Belchen The pack was unbroken from the shore but a [[]] opening off, more the Bark "Daniel [[]] stood to the N.W. into it soon after the ice shutting in along shore forced the vessels to hurry down the coast until they were below Icy Cape - since this time the [[]] [[]] the lead (about the 10th or 11th [[]] nothing has been seen or heard and the capt. of the N. Lights" [[]] there is little chance for her to ever return.
[[strikeout]] Soon after we came up to the Sehr.  "Handy" which we found along some loose drift ice with a [["dory"]] and 3 [[]] down killing walrus - We came up just as the midnight [[]] was swishing about a degree above the [[]] and making a long golden path of [[grieving]] light along the [[]][[]]surface of the ice dotted water = in the mid ground tho walrus in "pods" upon the heavy ice cakes could be heard vetting their hoarse notes in [[]] land house