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29th, when the storm subsided and the sliip 
got under way again. 
On September 4 the Labrador was sighted. 
Under full steam we passed the Farmyard, 
a group of small islands which lie oiF the 
coast. 
We arrived at Turnavik at seven-thirty 
p. M. Once again we saw signs of civiKzation. 
The men and women appeared in costumes 
of the Twentieth Century instead of the fur 
garments of the Esquimos. Here we loaded 
nineteen tons of coal. Here we feasted on 
fresh codfish, fresh vegetables, and other ap- 
petizing foods to which our palates had long 
been strangers. 
You know the rest, for from Turnavik to 
Indian Harbor was only a few hours' sailing. 
At Indian Harbor was located the wireless 
telegraph station from where Commander 
Peary flashed to the civilized world his laconic 
message, "Stars and Stripes nailed to the 
North Pole." 
Within half an hour of our arrival, the 
British cutter Fiona entered the harbor and 
the officers came aboard the Roosevelt, 
Thereafter for every hour there was contin- 
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