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hut. Be careful to avoid the first creek on the north as 

 you enter. It is a cul de sac. You will do it best at 

 three-quarter flow. If you see nothing of us, keep the 

 steam-whistle going, and make plenty of smoke.' 



The ice had swept away the posts I had been at so 

 much pains to fix up. This was the best I could do ; 

 and it seemed not impossible that the boat might land 

 higher up, and Powys walk down to the huts, where he 

 would find the note. 



The Samoyeds, Uano and Onaska the Prophet, turned 

 up with added sleighs at six in the evening. We sent them 

 down to bring back the old boat while we packed up. The 

 geese we cached in the Samoyed manner, and all was ready. 



Everything we had was soaking wet, and the wind 

 and rain could only fitly be described as raging. 



We reached the Pesanka camp at midnight. And so 

 for the present we had done with Scharok. 





J 



HEADS OF SAMOYED WOMEN 

 Wrapped round with two of my ' present handkerchiefs 



