NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



in the afternoon and I reported to the boys the 

 disappointing news. Karl's first remark upon see- 

 ing us was that I smelled just hke one of the 

 Eskimos. 



Thus was brought to a conclusion an arduous 

 winter trip carried out by Carlson with determina- 

 tion and hardihood and with excellent judgment 

 throughout. In such winds as blow down the slopes 

 of the inland-ice the plane had probably been car- 

 ried far from its original position and been wrecked 

 in the process. 



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