. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. 80 THK LAST (lUISK OF THE MIRAXDA. with tne intention of coming buck as soon as the storm was over. Later it began to rain in real dead earnest. That night was one of tlie most uncomfortable I have ever spent. Our tent had been injudiciously pitched on a side-hill, and so a small waterfall percolated through the mossy floor. Green- land moss makes an excellent bed when drv, but when it rains it quickly becomes like a wet sponge. We c
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. 80 THK LAST (lUISK OF THE MIRAXDA. with tne intention of coming buck as soon as the storm was over. Later it began to rain in real dead earnest. That night was one of tlie most uncomfortable I have ever spent. Our tent had been injudiciously pitched on a side-hill, and so a small waterfall percolated through the mossy floor. Green- land moss makes an excellent bed when drv, but when it rains it quickly becomes like a wet sponge. We could make no fire, because there was nothing to burn except moss, which at the time was impossible, and the night was very ,. .. _ ^ - " . cold. AV^e had a *• 1 ittle oil-stove, which we kept • going until it burned out; but this did not help matters much. The tent's roof was so wet that great drops fell on our upturned faces as we lay huddled together in the middle of the camp, and I could push my boot down in the wet moss and hear tiie water gurgle. There was not much sleep that night for anybody. We fell to talking about comfortable waterproof beds in order to divert our minds. " Did you ever sleep in two empty flour barrels ? " remarked Clark, whose experiences seemed to have been varied. *' No,". CARL AND HIS TWO BEST GIRLS. SI I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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