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limestone cliff, from which I collected a rather satis- 

 factory group of corals and brachiopods. Game and 

 vegetation were abundant here also. 



From this camp we set out to explore the fjord. 

 From my first sight of it I determined to name it Tan- 

 quary Fjord, and a range of high mountains about the 

 head of the fjord, Osborn Mountains; the latter of these 

 I named in honor of my friend and patron. President 

 Henry Fairfield Osborn of the American Museum of 

 Natural History, and the former in honor of my fellow 

 in science on the expedition, the true friend of many 

 years. Dr. M. C. Tanquary. The bold headland at the 

 mouth of the fjord I named Cape James, in honor of 

 "Prexy" Edmund James James of the University of 

 Illinois, who has long been my inspiring friend; and the 

 mountain opposite, Mt. Bay ley, to honor my friend and 

 mentor. Dr. W. S. Bay ley, also of the university. Be- 

 cause of my deep admiration for Louise Homer, her of 

 the sweet voice, I named the land between Borup Fjord 

 and Tanquary Fjord Louise Homer Land. Naming the 

 new capes and bays and mountains and glaciers and 

 islands was some of the best fun I had on my lonely trip. 



The exploration of Tanquary Fjord was the most im- 

 portant work of my journey. We spent four days at 

 this task, but it was well worth the time. Tanquary 

 Fjord is deep, extending almost thirty miles northwest- 

 ward into the very heart of Grant Land, in the general 

 direction of Lake Hazen. It is bordered on both sides 

 by high mountains, of which those on the south side 

 are sharp and steep, those of the north shore more slop- 

 ing and rounded. Numerous glaciers reach the waters 

 of the fjord, but they do not discharge many icebergs. 

 The scenery about the head of the fjord is wild and 



