CARLSON'S WINTER DOG-SLED EXPEDITION 



crack near either shore, and inside these cracks 

 the ice remains during the winter frozen firmly to 

 the shore, thus making a fixed shelf or "ice foot" 

 on both shores between which along the tide cracks, 

 as along the ways of a modern elevator car, the 

 fjord-ice as a whole moves upward and downward 

 with the flood and the ebb of the tide. Often these 

 shelves are wide enough for the passage of the 

 dog-sled, and they thus constitute feasible dog- 

 sled routes when no others exist. 



The head of JNIonroe Bay was reached about two 

 in the afternoon and the fjord was now left be- 

 hind for the ascent to the divide about 1200 feet 

 above, which separates the fjord from lake J. P. 

 Koch. A slight and somewhat easier descent was 

 then made to the lake which lies at an elevation 

 of 1020 feet. This lake was the objective of the 

 first day, so at about six-thirty in the evening halt 

 was made there for camp. The two sleds were 

 now unloaded, placed side by side with the up- 

 rights serving as the ridge for the tent, and over 

 them was pitched the smoky and greasy tent which 

 INIathias had brought along as his contribution to 

 the expedition. 



With the limited supply of food which it was 

 possible to bring, and with only one large cooking 

 pot, Carlson thought it best to cook for all with 



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