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I was pleased to find that the stone was not larger than
I had already supposed it to be, the excavation of the previous
having determined
year its maximum dimensions. The continued existence of a large
snow drift in the little valley between the meteor and the head of
the bay also was a valuable point in our favor. Yeththe several
hundred feet of road distance between the meteor and the upper
limit of the drift, thickly covered with genissose boulders of
all sizes, and the wide ice foot lead separating the main ice of the
Bay from the shore presented difficulties which I could see would
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call forth Deibitsch's exceptional resources and energy to overcome.
After a briaf reconnoissance of the field we returned to the ship.
The next morning we visited the second stone located out
on the island, and excavated about it sufficiently to get an idea o
of its size. The features of location were largely in favor of
ed
this stone as it was near a shore which was not blockaded with ice,
and which the Kite could come close alongside of. Its enormous
size however rendered it extremely doubtful if we could handle it
with the appliances at our command. On the way back to the ship
it was decided that in the afternoon forces should be divided.
Mr. Diebitsch taking a couple of jacks and two or three men to
the first stone visited, while I returned with the rest of the
jacks and some men to the large stone. The attempt would be made
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