NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



the cruise to Ivigtut. Without incident we reached 

 the Arsukf jord and dropped anchor off the dock 

 of Ivigtut on the afternoon of September 12. 



The colony of Ivigtut exists because of the 

 mine of cryoHte, unique in the world, which is lo- 

 cated close to the shore of the harbor. Cryolite 

 is a very interesting mineral, a fluoride of alumin- 

 ium and sodium, which looks much like compact 

 snow and is associated with many other minerals 

 generally of bright colors, some of which are not 

 found elsewhere in the world. With the excep- 

 tion of the coal deposits north of Godhavn and 

 the deposits of coal recently discovered on the 

 east coast in nearly the same latitude, this cryo- 

 lite mine represents almost the total mineral wealth 

 of Greenland. The ore is mined by a company 

 as a concession from the Danish Government, and 

 is very ably managed. About two-thirds of the 

 ore is shipped to Copenhagen, and the remaining 

 third to Philadelphia. The material is used in the 

 production of aluminium and aluminium alloys, in 

 preparing enamel, and in other ways. 



Promptly upon our arrival we were initiated 

 into those extraordinary hospitalities which were 

 provided for the rescued men and were to take 

 on still greater proportions in Copenhagen and 

 New York. The President of the Cryolite Com- 



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