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much better. On August 30th and again on Sep- 

 tember 4th a radio message was received from the 

 Disko to the effect that it will stop at Holstens- 

 borg sometime between the fifteenth and the 

 twentieth of September on its southward voyage. 

 On September 7th I sent Belknap, Church, 

 Herz and Peter in the motor-dory across the fjord 

 to the Nakajanga to take photographs of the in- 

 land-ice. I was unable to go myself, but did not 

 like to delay further getting these important photo- 

 graphs. They returned with excellent photographs, 

 but as they did not return in time for supper I 

 became quite anxious and watched for them with 

 my binoculars. At a quarter of eight Nathaniel 

 came to my tent to say he could hear the motor. 

 Soon I was able to hear it also. At twelve o'clock 

 two kayakers had arrived from Holstensborg 

 bringing a letter from Governor Bistrup and 

 Bangsted in which it was reported that the Disko 

 was due the fifteenth to the twentieth of Septem- 

 ber, but he did not know whether he would be able 

 to send the Walrus in for us. My reply went out 

 by the kayakers next morning and Belknap and 

 Church in the motor-dory took them down as far 

 as the portage. The dory had not returned at 

 nine in the evening. I prepared supper for the men 

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