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our advance party; I cannot help thinking
that there is something strange in this
passage - which took place upon these “Delectables”
“They had them first to the top of a hill
called Error, which was very steep on [the?]
furthest side. So Christian and Hopeful
looked down and saw at the bottom
several men dashed all to pieces by a
fall which they had from the top”

- - “Then said the shepherdess those that
you see lie dashed in pieces at the bottom
of this mountain [blank] have
continued to this day unbusied as
you see for an example to others to take
heed how they clamber too high or how
they come too near the brink of this
mountain. p. 268.

Monday Mar. 26

Hans has not arrived. Petersen
comes home unsuccessful and so knocked
up as to be fit only for bed. The [?]
are not [?] so well. [?] [?] is
gone but to day saw us four Ptarmigans
I ordered [two?] rations in hopes [of having?]
abt downward tendencies. The [cold?]
[labour?] [went?] [?] with me as the Therm
has again fallen to -40^o

Sick engaged picking Eider down
for coverlids and making [Kane?] a [?]
for Tarpaulins both of these in view [?] [?]
forced to desert the brig.

Tuesday Mar 29.

Bonsall has a black blotch over his
thigh, and Pertersen is obliged to [stay?]
up. All the work of to day has [??]
[?] me and I am entirely exhausted.
Hans has not come, our meat is reduced
to two birds and that without
a [prospect?] of any of us being able