THE RELIEF OF CARLSON AT MOUNT EVANS 



would put the sloop in seaworthy condition, and 

 this could probably be accomplished within twenty- 

 four hours. I proposed if this could be made 

 ready for me to select from our stores, which had 

 already been landed from the Disko and placed 

 in a warehouse on the dock, only those that 

 we absolutely needed and with them sail the next 

 day for the Sondre Stromfjord so as to re- 

 lieve Carlson. "Oh", said the Landsvogel, 

 "we thought you must have the Walrus". "No", 

 I replied, "not at present." I will divide my party 

 of eleven including the Eskimo helpers and take 

 five with me on the Nakuak down the coast and up 

 the fjord by the all- water route. If David Olsen 

 can let us have his sloop also I will arrange to have 

 him take on board the remaining portion of the 

 party with a light camping outfit and have them 

 transported as far only as Sarkardlit on the 

 Avatdlekfjord. From there they will proceed 

 over the winter dog-sled route in charge of Bel- 

 knap. 



This plan was at once agreed to, and after some 

 further difficulties had been ironed out we were 

 soon hard at work in the storehouse, getting out 

 for the Nakuak such stores as she could take, and 

 for Olsen's new sloop the light camping outfit 

 necessary for the trip across the country. In the 



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