THE EXPEDITION BASE 



Very early on the third, the day after our arrival, 

 we took up the heavy task of unloading the vessel, 

 making use of the lighter, the dory, and the dinghy, 

 all in tow by the motor of the dory at the head of 

 the string. Our strenuous work did not halt until 

 eleven o'clock at night, when very tired all re- 

 paired to the tents which had been set up on shore. 

 There still remained on board the Walrus besides 

 the lumber about three loads for all our boats. 

 Skipper Andreasson was, however, very anxious 

 to get away, and at four in the morning I was called 

 by Church to say that he had observed the crew 

 rowing ashore with another load. I was loath to 

 call Belknap, who operated the motor, as he had 

 had a particularly hard day, but there was no 

 recourse. Without complaint he got up and soon 

 everyone was again hard at work. The lumber 

 was made into a raft and towed by the dory, but 

 it had to be brought in at low tide where the range 

 of tide is near fifteen feet, and so Belknap and 

 Church found themselves stranded far out on the 

 mud flat. They were later brought off by Herz 

 using the canoe for the purpose and leaving the 

 dory and the raft securely anchored to be brought 

 in on the flood tide. The landing of the lumber 

 completed the work of disembarkation, and the 

 Walrus now departed for Holstensborg. 



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