Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15

the evening to their first motion picture
show.
We showed them Kilograms of life
in the States and in various parts
of the world. and ended with a
reel of the Eskimos at Etah. North
Greenland. What their feelings were
it is hard to imagine. Some were so
absorbed that they sat like stone
images, while other gave vent to their
feelings by a deep "Ka-pee" won
derfuD.
In the morning, as prearranged, a
long blast from our patent foghorn
brought the deeply loaded whaleboat
again alongside. but not so quietly as
the day before, for perched in the
bow was a woman whose singular
prerogative was to talk. And how
she did take advantage of her
privilege! The bachelors on board
themselves. Out of the volume Of
words our interpreter caught a few
en- PEASANT. which being translated
implied that this was the only good
harbor on the coast, that here we
should winter. that the water didn':
even freeze. that she had Travelled up
and down this coast since she was a
little girl and knew all about it. and
that she had some caribou meat to
sell.
The anchor was of bottom when the
flood burst through the dam; conse-
quently our escape was a matter OF
only a few seconds. To consider
seriously wintering in such an ex-
posed harbor was the height OF folly,
and to believe that there was not a
single good harbor on the coast was
absurd. We waved bood-bye. poor
things. some of them crying. Their
life there among the rocks on that
most desolate looking point can't
be full to the brim with the pleasure
of living. Our visit was like the
flash of q brilliant meteor out Of a
dark sky and now we were gone.
r RESOLVED to hug the land as
i closely as possible and examine
every bay and inlet southwark for
thirty miles or moro in my search
for a safe wintering place.
With the passing OF the hours and
miles OF green water and rocks and
shoals. I began to entertain a great
err respect for the lady in the rear:
perhaps she was right after all.
Finally a beautiful bay opened out
as we rounded q low rocky point,
backed with striking. looking hills,
an excellent vantage point for game,
for coast survey, for a study Of ice
conditions in the spring. and within
striking distance Of the northern
work. The color of the water was
not very assuring. but still there
might be q hole Of sufficient depth
on the dead low water in which we
could place the Bowdoin for the, win
ter We sounded and got four
fathoms, or twenty-four feet only, on
the dead high water! On the low the
Bowdoin would be aground. We lost
no time in getting out Of tho bay and
taking up again our apparently end
less quest for a home.
At 7:45 in the evening swung her
into q regular punch bowl among the
rocks. a perfect little harbor tempo
rarity. but not at all suited for our
sojourn Of eleven months. Hero I
resolved to remain for at least q
day and endeavor to secure some
fresh meat If possible from the shore
and nsighboring hills, while the two
magnetic observers were establish
ing a station to determine the hori-
zontal and vertical intensity Of the
magnetic needle.
Saturday. September 3. dawned
with . bright sky. but heavy fog
bank in over the land. A the wind
was strong from the north. our pros
poets for . good day were sncourag.
when. esuine ready to leave he