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long stretch of marching over heaps of rocks. Toward 

 seven o'clock v^'e reached a little oasis in this sea of stones, 

 at an elevation of 1,530 feet, and stopped to camp for the 

 night. There was no wood in the vicinity. Our guides 

 gathered heaps of the four-cornered heath-like growth of the 

 Cassiope tetragotm, which, being somewhat resinous, made 

 a smoky and ill-burning fire, over which we slowly cooked 

 our supper of venison, emergency ration, and tea. At 8.15 

 the temperature was 39*^. Our beds were rather stony, and 

 the fog was settling thickly around us as we crept into them. 



On the following day we were up at six. The tempera- 

 ture was then 37°. Disgusted with our experience of the 

 evening before, we made no fire, but breakfasted on raw 

 ration, and started off at 6.30. For some distance we trav- 

 eled at a general level of about 1,600 feet, between the re- 

 maining two of the three sharp peaks. Thence we began to 

 descend through a long valley leading to Nachvak Bay, be- 

 tween a series of summits flanking either side. The first 

 nine miles of our way were over stones; the succeeding four 

 miles were more grassy. At noon we reached the shore of 

 a bight, called Tinutyarvik or Shoal Water Cove, projecting 

 from the bay southward. Finding plenty of driftwood here, 

 we stopped for two hours and cooked a bountiful lunch, using 

 up the last of our venison. 



Our guide had hoped to find Eskimos encamped in this 

 bight, who might take us in boats to Ford's. There was no 

 trace of them, however, and we were obliged to travel along 

 the bay westward until we should find them, or, failing that, 

 arrive opposite Ford's house. We rounded the first head- 

 land, walking near the shore, covering a distance of three 

 miles, to a second bight. Finding no one there, we crossed 



