6 p.m.
Stryelka , one of our best dogs , gave out to-day . Shot him and fed him to the others . Our advance to the southwest is slow but sure , and every day brings nearer our objective . Temperature at 6 p.m. , 6.8 degrees Fahr . -LRB- minus 14 degrees C -RRB- . Wind , east ; force , 2 . '' The next morning was clear for two hours after breakfast , and when Ferriss returned from his task of path-finding he reported to Bennett that he had seen a great many water-blinks off to the southwest .