TO GREENLAND ON THE MORRISSEY 



Siberian coast to Alaska. His devotion to Ad- 

 miral Peary is fine to see. 



At midnight all sail was taken in, but before 

 morning with her canvas furled the schooner was 

 rolling so badly that the foresail and jib were 

 again hoisted. I was up early and was standing 

 near the wheel when four pistol shots came up 

 through the skylight. It was Dunrud who was 

 thus intimating to us that this was the "glorious 

 Fourth." The sea had now become like glass, 

 fortunately with no ice, and throughout the day 

 with fair visibility. By dead reckoning Captain 

 Bob gives our latitude as 62° 30'. Bottles contain- 

 ing cards which give the position of the ship and 

 the date are sealed up against the entrance of sea 

 water and are thrown overboard. If later picked 

 up these will give valuable knowledge concerning 

 ocean currents. At dinner we have to do with other 

 bottles — of ginger ale — for Mr. Putnam has wisely 

 taken on board no supplies of spirituous liquors, 

 and so in ginger ale we celebrate our national holi- 

 day. 



By the fifth we had had no observation of the 

 sun, for there has been much fog though with 

 brief intervals of good visibility. Several times 

 the sun almost emerged from the clouds and the 

 captain has come hurrying down into the cabin 



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