IN PERIL OF WATERS 



counted for the presence of Nielsen, who was in 

 charge, and of the schoohiiaster who had been per- 

 mitted to utiHze the opportunity for a little outing. 



Our joy at seeing these good people hardly 

 needs to be expressed. A generous supply of pro- 

 visions and an even more generous supply of beer 

 and schnapps was brought ashore in the boat, and 

 as Stewart was already cooking supper from our 

 supplies, we had much good cheer as we made our 

 preparations to get off with as little delay as 

 possible. 



Since our Eskimos were bound for Holstens- 

 borg, they remained on shore and I engaged a 

 husky Eskimo from the Nipisak who fortunately 

 had his kayak with him, to go in it to Holstensborg 

 with a note to Governor Bistrup which would 

 bring a boat to take off the Eskimos and 

 undertake the salvaging of the Nakuak. This we 

 afterward learned was successfully accomplished. 

 We got away at about 2:30 in the afternoon and 

 had reached Kangamiut without incident just as 

 night was closing in. 



Kangamiut was the original site of Sukkertop- 

 pen, and is now known also as Gamle (old) Suk- 

 kertoppen, a Danish word which means sugar- 

 loaf, from a high rounded knob of rock close to the 

 little settlement which is one of the most striking 



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