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an old sewing machine, for turning ivory. We suggested 

 repairs by means of drawings and they served tea and 

 presented us with ivory cigarette mouthpieces. Elting 

 got some prizes of carved ivory and fur embroidery. 

 Kleinschmidt spent the day with his motion-picture 

 apparatus. 



Frank and the Welen men arrived with dog-teams 

 hitched to iron-shod sleds and made sure of the meat. 

 We said good-bye, gave small presents to the boys and 

 set sail about seven in the evening for Nome. 



The northwest wind blew strong and true, sending us 

 across the one hundred and fifty miles of Bering Sea in 

 twenty hours. At noon we passed Sledge Island and 

 anchored in front of the foraier great mining camp of 

 Nome at 3 p. m. of August 27th. Our venturesome voy- 

 age in the Arctic was over. It had been marked from 

 the first by conflict with the elements and it had been an 

 unceasing struggle to wring from it the few precious 

 trophies we brought back with us. 



We gorged ourselves with fresh meat, eggs and fruit, 

 and slept ashore in hotels. 





