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Show PROGRESS OF THE WORK. 18T a night's repose in the bottom of the boat, without even a blanket to cover us, and a supper and breakfast of raw bacon. The shore party had shared but little better than ourselves* Having neglected to provide themselves with the means of making a fire when they left camp yesterday morning, they could cook no food, and were consequently restricted to the same delicate fare as that upon which we had so sumptuously regaled. Owing to the character of the ground, the past week has been one of unusual exposure and fatigue to both parties, while the progress of the survey has been by no means commensurate with our exertions. The difficulty of approaching the shore, the immense extent of the arid sand- plains, together with the distance of water and fuel, and the labour of obtaining them, have made the duties of the boat's crew, who have been constantly wading in the brine of the lake or plunging and floundering through the deep, soft mud of the marshes, extremely arduous and harassing. The task of the shore party has not been less onerous, owing to the great distances between the camp and their work, the glare from the dazzling white Sand, the incessant annoyance of the gnats, and the want of proper food and shelter. We console ourselves, however, with the hope that the worst has been overcome, and that the causes of so much vexation and delay will continue to diminish as we advance to the southward. Our stock of flour being diminished to little more than one sack, the coffee to sufficient for but a few days' consumption, and the fresh beef having entirely disappeared, we were reduced to fat salt pork and fried bread. It became necessary to renew our supply; and preparations were made for a start early in the morning for Antelope Island, sixty miles distant, where the cattle and mules were herded, and whence a team could be despatched to the city for what we needed. Monday, May 20.- Morning warm and cloudy. The " strength of both parties was required to drag the yawl out into water deep enough to float her. After much wading and hauling, this was at length effected, and we set sail. We continued rowing and sailing all the day. At sundown, the wind hauling into the north- west and blowing quite fresh, the crew were sent to their blankets, and I sat at the helm until daylight, occasionally calling the men to the oars when the wind failed. I shall never forget this night. The silence of the grave was around us, unrelieved by the slightest sound. Not the leaping of |