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After a few days' rest the work of establishing new 

 caches along the coast northward, toward Conger, 

 was commenced and continued until the middle of 

 June. Then the preparing of Payer Harbour for win- 

 ter quarters was carried on till July 3d, when the Wind- 

 ward broke out of the ice and steamed over to the 

 Greenland side. July was devoted to killing walrus, 

 and 128 were secured and transported to Payer 

 Harbour. 



August 4th, the Erik, sent up by the Club, in com- 

 mand of Secretary H. L. Bridgman, to communicate 

 with me, arrived at Etah. The usual tour of visits 

 to the Eskimo settlements was then made, and both 

 ships pressed into the work of hunting walrus, until 

 August 24th, when the Windward proceeded southward, 

 and the Erik steamed away to land me and my party 

 and the catch of walrus at Payer Harbour. 



A large quantity of heavy ice blocking the way to 

 Payer Harbour, I requested Secretary Bridgman to 

 land me and my party and walrus meat, in a small 

 bight, some twelve or fifteen miles south of Cape Sabine, 

 from whence I could proceed to Payer Harbour in my 

 boats or sledges when opportunity offered. This was 

 done, and on the 29th of August the Erik steamed 

 away. 



1901-1902 



On the 1 6th of September I succeeded in reaching 

 Payer Harbour, crossing Ross Bay, partly by sledge 

 and partly by boat, and going overland across Bedford 

 Pirn Island. 



