S8 CHALLENGER 



visit the area in the foreseeable future, so it was reluctantly 

 decided that the survey in the vicinity of Nain should be brought 

 to a close during the coming season and only the possible shipping 

 routes sounded. This, together with the soundings which had been 

 taken during the ship's passages along the coast, were considered 

 to be a very satisfactory addition to the hydrographic knowledge 

 of the coast of Labrador. But it was also decided to survey the 

 relatively important harbour of Cartwright before the end of the 

 coming season. This decision to discontinue the Labrador Survey 

 was not easily reached nor was it easily accepted by the authorities 

 and others in Newfoundland and on the Labrador coast. 



By early May the ship was anchored off the now familiar village 

 of Hillsborough, Carriacou, in the Grenadines, and after a week- 

 end there renewing old acquaintances she landed a camp party 

 with both sounding boats on Little St. Vincent to carry on to the 

 eastward the work commenced last year. The usual routine of 

 coast marking and triangulation went forward and ship sounding 

 began, the ship visiting St. George's, Grenada, for an occasional 

 week-end's leave, and Trinidad to take on fuel. 



In July the Grenadines survey was broken off and the ship 

 headed once again for Labrador, calling at Halifax for fuel and 

 reaching Nain on 23 rd July. There was less ice on the coast than 

 in former years and the passage north was comparatively simple. 



Buck and Dennis were at their supper on this evening when 

 someone rushed in and shouted something unintelligible which, 

 on investigation, was found to be news that Challenger was round- 

 ing Nuvutannak, and she came to anchor at 7.1^ p.m. off Nain. 

 Buck and Dennis were out in their kayak waiting for her before 

 she anchored, and alongside and onboard the moment she let go. 

 There was a great reunion party, but there were many faces new 

 to the two who had left Challenger nearly nine months before. 

 It was I o'clock in the morning when the kayak left for the shore. 



About three weeks later the Kyle arrived at Nain bringing with 

 her two large policemen to arrest Renatus. They came to see 

 Baker in Challenger and asked where his prisoner was confined. 

 To their amazement Buck pointed to a figure peacefully chopping 

 wood on the shore. They soon had him under arrest, for Renatus 

 had given Baker his word that he would give no trouble, and 

 under lock and key in the Kjde. Buck followed a few hours later 



