^O CHALLENGER 



for the crackling sound that can sometimes be heard when an 

 aurora is seen from high ground. But not a sound ruffled the 

 immense stillness. 



On Monday the last and best day's sledging of the trip was 

 accomplished. Striking camp by 8 o'clock the descent down the 

 Kiglerpaits began, and after a 'mug-up' in an old ruined shack at 

 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the teams reached the Base Camp 

 at Nain at half-past seven, having covered 43 miles in a day and 

 completed the round trip of 300 miles to Hebron in nine travelling 

 days. 



