NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



disappointment again, and the increasing muddi- 

 ness of the waters shows only too clearly that we 

 are now close to the head of navigation. The 

 sails are furled and on half speed we proceed tak- 

 ing soundings every few minutes. But now our 

 binoculars bring out a small cataract tumbling 

 over a rock cliff off the port bow and near it what 

 from the distance appears to be a possible landing. 

 We come to anchor and go ashore in the motor- 

 dory. The landing is a good one and the stream is 

 one of excellent water fed by a lake. Above the 

 landing there is a fifteen foot bank of glacial clay 

 and above this a sort of shelf level enough for a 

 camp site. We are overjoyed, for the maps show 

 us that this locality is distant only about twenty- 

 five miles from the edge of the inland-ice. 



One thing is yet to be learned. Is there in the 

 neighborhood a suitable elevation on which to erect 

 our station, and is the grade by which it is reached 

 possible for our transportation? Scouting parties 

 are sent out in all directions and after a couple of 

 hours we re-assemble, for reports. Several pos- 

 sible sites have been discovered, but Kallquist has 

 found a rounded summit about three miles distant, 

 with a small lake less than one hundred yards from 

 the summit. The horizon about this summit is 

 low, and with the water supply available the only 



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