NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



On August 25th came a message from the 

 Morrissey, which was then at Jones Sound near 

 South Ellesmere Land. The Morrissey, reported 

 Mr. Putnam, would be at Holstensborg early in 

 September, which was in advance of our pre-ar- 

 ranged schedule for the 18th. He promised to 

 give us a more definite date very soon, for it was 

 of the utmost importance that we should know 

 some days in advance in order to take the expe- 

 dition out to the coast before his arrival. By a 

 stroke of good luck on the day after Putnam's 

 message had come through, David Olsen's motor- 

 sloop Kanotok hove in sight and soon came to 

 anchor off our camp. We were thus able to make 

 immediate arrangements for Eskimos in kayaks 

 to come in from Sarfanguak and act as messengers 

 when notice of a definite date should come from the 

 Morrissey , and we could now engage Olsen to take 

 the Expedition down to the coast. 



Kayakers actually came in on the 27th and on 

 the 29th, on which latter date we held them in camp 

 as we were expecting a message daily. On Septem- 

 ber 1st the Morrissey was in Pond's Inlet in lati- 

 tude 73° North, and sent us a message promising 

 definite date within forty-eight hours. Soon there- 

 after she was at sea and sent the message, "Unless 

 advised contrary will call for you on the 5th". A 



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