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Excerpt from Narrative of a Boat Expedition of the Wellington Channel in the Year 1852, Under the Command of R. M'cormick, R. N., F. R. C. S., In H. M. B. "Forlorn Hope," in Search of Sir John Franklin: With Chart, Illustrations, and Plans of Search
T1111 spot on which we encamped last night is a little toothe northward of Lovell Point, all around a snowy waste. Save and except the narrow shingle ridge 011 which the tent stood, am that was bare. The northern sky looked black and threatening, not that peculiar dark horizon indicating the presence of open water, and hence technically called a water-sky, but the lurid appearance preceding bad weather; the thermometer during the day rose no higher than 31° Fahrenheit. We saw four large ¿ocks of geese all ¿ying at a considerable height m their usual angular-shaped phalanx, shaping their course for the south, a sure sign of winter's near approach. Saw also many dovekies and kittiwakes, and' two seals.
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