NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



pilot bread is about gone, but pemmican and erbs- 

 wurst are still in sufficient quantities. 



When the Eskimos were left behind us at the 

 ice border a note was sent back by them to Camp 

 Lloyd in which a supply of oatmeal, bacon, and 

 a fry pan were requested to be sent in by them 

 and brought to us here. We expect to meet the 

 Eskimos at the Ferry Camp with these provisions 

 and the fry pan. 



August 26 



The sun has come out hot and we are amazed to 

 see the amount of moisture that appears on the 

 soaked tent floor and in the reindeer hides. The 

 difference in humidity between this outer zone and 

 the ice-cap is remarked by everyone once we are 

 off the ice. Church is getting wearied by his vigils 

 to obtain meteorological data, for this duty has to 

 be combined with hard packing. He will allow no 

 one to relieve him of this work. Belknap and I 

 are working on our notes. 



August 27 



Belknap and Herz have started up toward 

 Mount Mitchell to send up balloons and to locate 

 the secondary base line and station from which the 

 bamboos set up upon the ice can be measured. 



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