PREPARING FOR THE ROCKFORD FLYERS 



roused the Eskimos and together we set to work 

 salvaging our material. When next day he had 

 opened up the box of batteries and dried them in 

 the sun we found them little if any impaired, but 

 we had had a narrow escape and a valuable lesson. 



This year we have replaced our hunter Abraham 

 by Marius, a quite remarkable Eskimo who was 

 of Bangsted's ice-cap party in the preceding win- 

 ter. We have also given the Eskimos of our party 

 one day for hunting in each week. Owing largely 

 to the skill of Marius, though Nathaniel and 

 Peter are also good hunters, we now had much 

 more game on the table, and one day they brought 

 in fifteen geese. 



Bangsted has not been at all well and is now 

 unable to work, but is still useful as an interpreter 

 with the Eskimos. He should be under the care 

 of a physician, and it is arranged that he shall go 

 out on the Walrus when it comes in with our sup- 

 plies. This will permit him to depart soon for 

 Copenhagen aboard the Hans Egede. 



The Walrus arrived at Camp Lloyd on the 23rd 

 bringing our supplies, and all hands were kept busy 

 unloading the ship. By Etes our lumber was 

 made into a raft and all our gasoline and kerosene 

 brought ashore upon it. Before the last two loads 

 were ashore the wind rose and made the fjord too 



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