We heard tapping as from a hammer, grunts, groans and squeaks, electric trams running, birds singing, kettles boiling noisily, and an occasional swish as a large piece of ice, released from pressure, suddenly jumped or turned over.

We noticed all sorts of quaint effects, such as huge bubbles or domes of ice, 40 ft.

across and 4 or 5 ft.high.

Large sinuous pancake-sheets were spread over the floe in places, and in one spot we counted five such sheets, each about 2ｽ in.

thick, imbricated under one another.