a line of five stations to the northward. We set the fore staysail 

 which eased the motion of the vessel considerably. 



On July 3 the northward line of stations was continued with a fresh 

 west-northwest wind holding the speed down to 6 knots. At 8 p.m. 

 the wind shifted to the southwest. The engine speed was increased 

 to 425 revolutions per minute. With the wind astern, this gave us a 

 speed of 9 knots during the night. 



At 10:25 a.m., July 4, changed course to the westward to commence 

 a series of nine widely spaced stations in the center of Davis Strait. 

 The series was finished on July 8. Head winds on July 5, 7, and 8 

 greatly retarded our progress. One station which was planned to be 

 taken in 58°20' N., 48°42' W., was omitted because of southeast gale 

 and high seas. This station was not in a key position in determining 

 the circulation of Davis Strait. 



At 12:25 p.m., July 8, we occupied the first of a line of stations 

 running to th^ northeastward and ending near the coast at Cape 

 Farewell. At 2 p.m. the following day we sighted "the mountains on 

 the Greenland coast near Cape Farewell 80 miles aw^ay. Two bergs 

 were passed 80 miles off the coast. This was the first ice sighted since 

 that near the Strait of Belle Isle. Heavy close-packed ice was met 

 about 25 miles offshore in 59°26' N., 44°32' W. Here the last station 

 of the series was taken and the vessel headed at slow speed in dense 

 fog for a position 65 miles southward of Cape Desolation to start a 

 line of three stations which ended 5 miles from that cape. 



On July 10 we ran through loose-pack ice between 5 and 6 a.m. 

 The course was altered to the southwest for 16 miles. The visibility 

 increased to 5 miles and the course to the westward was resumed. 

 The first station of the series was occupied at 8:22 p.m. Then we 

 proceeded toward Cape Desolation. 



At 6:20 a.m., July 11, we sounded in 50 fathoms of water. As the 

 visibility was very poor, we decided to take the last station here and 

 not run in any closer to the Greenland coast until the visibility im- 

 proved and we obtained a fix. We then ran 20 miles west and 12 

 miles north. The visibility improved to about 5 miles. A meridian 

 altitude put us in the same latitude as the Arsuk Fiord. We then 

 proceeded on course 90° true. Soon the fog set in again and the 

 attempt to make the entrance to Arsuk Fiord was abandoned for the 

 day. At 3:15 a.m., July 12, fog hfted and Mount Kungnat was 

 sighted and recognized. At 6:45 a.m. entered Arsuk Fiord and 

 proceeded to Ivigtut, arriving there at 11:10 a.m. We received 2,000 

 gallons of water, 2 tons of coal, and 11.3 tons of fuel oil from the 

 Cryolite Mining & Trading Co. there. A few minor repairs were 

 made to the machinery. 



At 1:35 p.m., on July 13, we proceeded up Arsuk Fiord and inspected 

 the glacier at its head. Pictures were taken of the glacier from the 



