THE SUMMER EXPEDITION TO THE ICE-CAP 



trict and had been in the hinterland. Moreover, 

 Gould and I had made a reconnaissance as far as 

 Taserssuak, a lake some twenty-five miles in length 

 which extended directly eastward along our course. 

 It was our intention to row, pole and tow the umiak 

 up the river which empties into the head of the 

 Maligiakfjord and then proceed in the umiak to 

 the head of Taserssuak, where it would be cached 

 to be made use of on the return journey. From the 

 head of Taserssuak we proposed to proceed with 

 packs, but taking the canoe with us for use on the 

 scattered lakes, so far as should prove practic- 

 able. 



For the ice-cap our fare was to consist solely of 

 the excellent pemmican manufactured by Armour 

 and a gift to us from Mr. Putnam, together with 

 Knorr's erbswurst, or German Army pea-soup 

 stock, biscuits and tea. During our three expedi- 

 tions we have with entire success made the round 

 pilot bread manufactured by the National Biscuit 

 Company the main bread constituent of our diet. 

 This biscuit has kept its crispness for six months 

 or a year and the men have never seemed to tire 

 of it. It has been put up for us in sealed four and 

 one half pound cartons which are packed together 

 six in a case. Two other staple articles of food used 

 on our expeditions are "klim", desiccated whole 



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