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to the left rapidly about one point. Good visibility prevailed until 

 we were past Button Islands, but fog was encountered before Resolu- 

 tion Island was reached. The northernmost station in Hudson Strait 

 was taken in dense fog a few miles south of Hatton Headland, Reso- 

 lution Island, and from it an easterly course was laid toward Ivigtut, 

 Greenland. 



The run across Davis Strait was uneventful. All stations planned 

 for were taken and an excellent landfall was made on the Greenland 

 coast. In fact. Mount Kungnat, near the entrance to Arsuk Fiord, was 

 sighted at dayhght on July 28, when it was 80 miles distant. At 

 9.30 p. m. on that day the General Greene was anchored off the north 

 shore of Arsuk Island, just west of Torsukatak Narrows. 



The fine weather continued on July 29, so at 8.30 a. m. we got 

 under way and proceeded toward Ivigtut, passing to the westward 

 around Arsuk Island for the purpose of getting soundings in the 

 southern branch of Arsuk Fiord, where, previous to our visit, very 

 few soundings had been taken. At 12.30 p. m. the ship was moored 

 alongside the S. S. Wagland of Bergen, which was at Ivigtut loading 

 cryolite for a Canadian port. During the afternoon we received 

 3,800 gallons of fuel oil, 1,000 gallons of water, and some fresh pro- 

 visions from the mining company. 



The air temperature was around 60° F. at Ivigtut during the day, 

 and, if it had not been for the bothersome gnats, the afternoon would 

 have been delightful. At 5 p. m. the General Greene got under way 

 to permit the Wagland to proceed to sea. At 7 p. m. we moored 

 alongside the S. S. Stegelborg of Copenhagen, which had in the mean- 

 time taken its place at the mining company's loading berth. A 

 pleasant evening was spent with the mining company officials in 

 their recreation center ashore. 



On the morning of July 30, J. N. Scott, M. L. Lindsay, and A. S. 

 Stephenson, members of the Cortauld expedition, arrived at Ivigtut 

 ■with one Eskimo dog, they having made a very quick and successful 

 journey across the inland ice from Greenland's east coast. At 1 

 p. m. we got under way and proceeded with a number of guests up 

 the fiord about 10 miles to the seaward end of the Ivigtut Glacier. 

 There was more gravel than formerly in front of the glacier and it 

 had. retreated about a quarter of a mile since the Marion visited it 

 in 1928. We took pictures and retrieved a pack cached early in the 

 morning by Scott near the foot of the glacier, and then returned to 

 Ivigtut. 



After supper we left Ivigtut and stood seaward, proceeding through 

 Torsukatak Narrows and anchoring for the night in Ekaluit Anchor- 

 age, right under the shadow of Mount Kungnat. This anchorage 

 has good holding ground and is commodious and well sheltered. It 

 is strongly recommended for all vessels which have to remain for 



