CHAPTER III 



THE MOTOR-CANOE SWAMPED AND THE RESCUE 



HEN we started out for Green- 

 land we had with us a MuUins 

 14-foot outboard-special steel 

 boat which has a square stern 

 and was intended for use with a Lockwood L.A. 

 twin 3 horsepower outboard-motor loaned us by 

 the manufacturer. When we came to embark at 

 North Sydney the deck of the Morrissey was al- 

 ready so crowded with freight that no place for 

 the MuUins boat could be found, and to our great 

 regret it had to be left behind. In later expedi- 

 tions when he had one of these boats we learned 

 of their great adaptability for our purposes and 

 it was in this boat that the Rockford flyers were 

 rescued during a very high sea. On board the 

 Morrissey Mr. Putnam had two Newfoundland 

 dories which could be nested together; and so we 

 purchased one of this type to replace the Mul- 

 lins boat. 



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