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18,000 pounds. It came late in the afternoon and was hoisted on the quarter 

 deck between the coal bags and the after end of the deck house. This done, 

 we steamed out, and with the big lugsail set to a following breeze and the 

 engines just barely turning over, we drifted down the coast toward 'Hawke's 

 harbor, so as to arrive early in the morning. 



"We had expected to run direct for the Greenland coast from here, but 

 a consignment of Labrador skin boots which were to have been at Hawke's 

 harbor were not here, and I determined to follow the coast to Turnavik land, 

 where they were. 



"In a continuance of fine weather we came in sight of Turnavik late in 

 the afternoon of the following day. Before reaching the island, however, 

 we encountered a furious thunder storm, and finally dropped anchor amid a 

 half gale. At the island ice was reported a few miles outside, and this, with 

 the darkness and the -force of the wind, resulted in our lying at Turnavik 

 until the next morning. 



"The weather now for the first time was distinctly dirty, wind, rain, fog 

 and seething of a sea. All these, however, moderated in the afternoon. In the 

 evening it came off entirely clear, and for some three hours we passed through 

 a stream of scattered, waterworn and rotten ice. After this the weather con- 

 tinued fine, with light, favoring westerly winds until Saturday evening. 



"Saturday night we ran into fog, and for the first time encountered an un- 

 compromising head wind, which continued with distinct violence until late 

 Monday and then with less force throughout Tuesday. 



"During a portion of this time there was a pronounced sea running, and 

 for the first time the Roosevelt had the experience of driving dead on through 

 a head sea. No ship could make rapid progress under these conditions (our 

 log from noon Monday to noon Wednesday was eight-four miles), but in 

 every other way the Roosevelt proved satisfactory in this test as in others 

 which she has encountered. She rises easily, meets and parts the waves 

 readily and recovers from a lunge buoyantly and without shock. Of course 

 her length is an important factor in this. I could not help thinking how un- 

 comfortable the poor little, stumpy Fram would be under similar circumstances. 

 "Following is a complete roster of those who are with me on board the 

 Roosevelt : 



"John W. Goodsell, surgeon of the expedition, was born of native Penn- 

 sylvanians at Leechburg, Pa., January 19, 1873. He is 35 years of age, un- 

 married, 5 feet 10 inches in height, and weighs 200 pounds. In addition to 



