NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



rough for continuing the trips from the ship to 

 the shore, but by seven in the evening the wind 

 had died away sufficiently to get everything off 

 and on shore, whereupon the Walrus sailed away. 

 The next morning, July 24, Carlson came down 

 from the observatory bringing two radiograms 

 from the Managing Editor of the New York 

 Times which had been received during the night. 

 One of these was startling enough. It read: 



Hassell planning to start Wednesday morning. 



BiRCHALL 



This was Tuesday. 

 The other said: 



Hassell ready to start. Ask if landing field ready now 

 or how soon. We trying nightly to communicate with 

 you directly. Birchall 



At once all other work with the exception of 

 the routine meteorological and aerological observa- 

 tions was suspended. Belknap, Potter, Etes 

 and Stewart with our four Eskimos in dory, canoe, 

 and kayak set out for the dory landing. Etes was 

 to make some final improvements on the landing 

 field and to mark it so as to be clearly seen from 

 the sky, while the others under Belknap's direction 



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