NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



the shore and sometimes by alternately paddling 

 and pulling and pushing while wading the stream. 



Here there was so much ice floating in the water 

 that feet became numb with the cold. Once in 

 trying to pull up between two rocks Herz slipped 

 and was in the water up to his neck. Fortunately, 

 the canoe seemed fast on the rocks, so Herz made 

 for shore to empty his pockets and to protect his 

 valuable watch. Just as he started back to the 

 canoe it slipped off the rocks and Belknap went 

 completely under, but as he had caught the side 

 of the canoe he quickly came up and saw that Herz 

 was holding the bow firmly, which prevented a 

 tumble into the rapids below. They now pro- 

 ceeded very cautiously and came soon to a place 

 where the rocks pushed out into the stream mak- 

 ing it impossible to pass them. Here the canoe 

 was taken out again and the remainder of the day 

 spent in portaging the load to Camp 2, where Dr. 

 Church was busy making hourly measurements on 

 the height of the water in the river and on its 

 temperature. In this way they learned that their im- 

 promptu baths had been in water at a tempera- 

 ture of 36° Fahrenheit. Very tired they turned 

 in early, for the first time on the trip sleeping in 

 a tent. 



The next day, the eleventh, was spent in portag- 



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