96 Report of the Brown-Harvard Expedition. 



7,35 made our camp for the night, about four miles from our 

 starting point, near a small brook of clear, cold water. The 

 dead branches of two-foot wdllows furnished us with firewood, 

 and Amandus soon had our pots boiling over a very diminu- 

 tive fireplace. As we crept into our sleeping-bags, after 

 writing up our notes by the dim firelight, the sky was brightly 

 illuminated by a fine display of northern lights, centered 

 chiefly in the magnetic south. 



Tlie night was chilly. At 4.20, when we arose, the tem- 

 perature was 47°, and it rapidly became warmer. We had a 

 flood of bright sunshine all day long. Our route was up and 

 down hill all the way. The highest point was attained 

 toward noon, at 1,560 feet. From this elevation we caught a 

 glimpse of a group of bold mountains to the north, across 

 Saglek Bay, some of them apparently of the so-called "house- 

 roof" formation. When we stopped for lunch a little later, 

 the temperature was 63°. In the early afternoon we con- 

 tinued for several miles at a general elevation varying from 

 1,050 to 1,160 feet, and then made a steep descent to a river 

 flowing northeastwardly into Kajuktok, a portion of Saglek 

 Bay. A line of hills, 1,300 feet in height, then lay before us, 

 between the river and the bay. We had but just forded the 

 river and begun their ascent, when we were fortunate enough 

 to shoot a doe. Amandus concealed the carcass, intending 

 to return for it after he reached home again ; and we took 

 with us a leg, which added greatly to our larder during the 

 rest of the trip. Then we continued up the hill, walked on 

 for a couple of miles along its nearly level summit, and at 

 seven o'clock stopped for the night near its final crest. We 

 had walked during the day about 16 miles. Mosquitoes were 

 thick, and prevented sleep for some time. A wonderful 



