NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



any progress whatever and having now turned 

 about were running for port. It was now with 

 the greatest difficulty that we were able to manage 

 the three boats which were being towed astern. 

 The dory particularly was wallowing badly in the 

 heavy seas far out astern and disappeared from 

 sight behind each larger billov/. I was pleased to 

 observe, however, that the Walrus despite her 

 heavy cargo and her deck load of lumber and the 

 thirteen drums of gasoline was riding like a duck. 



Our chief anxiety was for the dory without 

 which we should be seriously handicapped. Hardly 

 twenty-five minutes after turning about the tow- 

 ing line of the lighter parted and with the dory 

 it drifted off. Very skillfully Andreasson turned 

 the Walrus about, though with much wallowing 

 in the seas, and after a little work with boat hooks 

 and lines the fugitive boats were captured. The 

 mate getting into the dory now fastened new lines 

 of hawser. We now turned toward the harbor and 

 though the dory continued to wallow badly and 

 was soon awash, we were nearing the shelter of 

 Olsen's Harbor and succeeded in bringing all in 

 safely. 



After bailing out the dory and making all snug, 

 as it was then three o'clock in the morning and we 

 were all chilled to the marrow, we crept into our 



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