noon
Open water to the eastward as far as I can see . If I had not been compelled to abandon my boats -- but it is useless to repine . I must look our situation squarely in the face . At noon served out last beef-extract , which we drank with some willow tea . Our remaining provisions consist of four-fifteenths of a pound of pemmican per man , and the rest of the dog meat . Where are the relief ships ? We should at least have met the steam whalers long before this .