This volume is one of a series of 

 reports dealing with the results of the 

 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, 

 which was led by Mr. Vilhjalmur 

 Stefansson under the direction of the 

 Department of the Naval Service. The 

 Geological Survey of the Department of 

 Mines was also interested in the expedi- 

 tion, sending several specialists with it, 

 and is issuing this volume as part of the 

 series of technical reports. Copies of 

 the papers in this volume may be ob^ 

 tained for fifty cents per set from the 

 Department of Mines, Ottawa. 



