AGAIN ON THE MALIGIAKFJORD 



note was at once sent off by kayaker to Olsen that 

 we would be ready to embark at noon on the 3rd 

 and that he was to try to get us down to the coast 

 by noon of the 4th; for it was realized that the 

 31orrissey might make better time than expected 

 and we meant that no delay should occur upon our 

 account. On the other hand, the ship might be 

 delayed, and so we took with us a full camping 

 outfit with supplies and provisions prepared to 

 make our camp near Holstensborg and remain 

 there for as long a time as might be necessary. 



Looking forward to the expedition of the follow- 

 ing year we arranged for Abraham, our Eskimo 

 guide, to take provisions and equipment in to Camp 

 Cooley by dog-sled during the ensuing winter 

 when transportation is usually a much simpler 

 proposition. With everything snug at our camp 

 we embarked for the coast on Olsen's sloop on 

 the morning of the 3rd. We stopped for luncheon 

 at the little Eskimo settlement of Sarfanguak 

 where Olsen is manager. The sharks which had 

 lain in rows on the miniature beach at the time of 

 our first visit on July 7, were now an unsavory 

 mass of rotting flesh which filled the air with an 

 unbearable stench, but on which the dogs of the 

 little settlement were making a savory meal. A 

 shark freshly caught on a heavy set line was teth- 



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