ABSTRACT
Onthe15th,thewindN.W.,astiffbreeze,withhard frost,andmingledwithdrift-snow.Intheeveningour mencametousinthetentforsomenecessities;theysaid theyhadseennobears,exceptwhilsttheywerecomingto us,andonthestrand;thesehadtakentoflightassoonas theyperceivedthemen.Wecertainlybelievethatthe bearsstayintheircavesinbadweather,orrepairtoa warmplace.Itfrozealmostahandthickto-nightinthe stock-fishtubthatstandsclosetothehearth.
