CHAPTER VIII. 



ON THE LOWER TELZOA. 



UNTIL the evening of the loth of August, we paddled 

 on through varied scenes of ice and open water, follow- 

 ing the barren shore-line in search of the outlet of 

 Tobaunt Lake. 



In addition to game already mentioned, two young 

 broods of wild geese, not yet able to fly, were seen. It 

 is commonly said that the breeding place of the wild 

 goose has never been discovered, but here, at any rate, 

 was the breeding place of these. 



On the morning of the 16th we were early aroused 

 by the voice of a howling gale and the pelting rain, 

 which was freely beating through our flapping tents. 

 Of these, our meagre " shelters, some of the guys were 

 broken, and the tent occupied by iny brother and myself 

 was only prevented from being blown away by the 

 unpleasant performance of scrambling out in the dark- 

 ness, exposing ourselves to the piercing wind and driving 

 rain, and securing it with new ropes and piles of stones. 

 Upon this occasion, also, blankets and clothing not 

 yet dry since the last wetting were again saturated. 

 Everything in the way of instruments, photographic 

 supplies, note books, etc., were piled together at one 

 side of the tent and well covered by a rubber sheet, and 



