SCHOONER CHANCE 67 



think the reasons are first that the whole bay is relatively shallow 

 (30 fathoms) and the tide rise and fall relatively great (8 ft.). After 

 the station we continued on and reached the mouth of the fjord, 

 where it opens into a bay containing quantities of islands and shoals. 

 There the wind left us completely just as I was beginning to have 

 hopes of getting on to Eclipse as the visibility was as much as two 

 miles. Since this was our most northern point (60° N) Bart and Oily 

 and then John alone went swimming or rather they jumped 

 overboard. They came up rather like an oar whicii has been thrown 

 downward, that is, they rose up out of the same spot they landed on 

 and very quickly. 



The tide carried us out quite fast and I had hopes of making the 

 anchorage out near the cape which Woody pointed out from the 

 rigging on our way in, but the fog shut in very thick and there was 

 nothing to do but run back to the cove near the mouth of the fjord. 

 The cove is open to the NE but an island two miles off protects it 

 from this direction. 



The weather is worse than ever tonight with no sign of a let-up in 

 sight. The barometer remains steady. How it can clear without 

 blowing hard I can't see. 



Never having seen higher than 1000 ft. because of clouds and 

 mist, it is a little hard to get a real impression of the district. One 

 thing is certain, there is no more soil here than at Nachvak, and al- 

 though Woody got new plants, the vegetation was naturally more 

 scanty even in the valleys. 



i Position Anchored in Ekprtidrsook 

 Wednesday, September 1st <^ Weather Fog and rain 



I Wind East 



WEATHER worse than ever. This was the day I had set for 

 starting home. If we were only outside and clear of all the 

 ledges we would be making good time as the wind is strong even in 

 here. 



