. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. e governor, and determine whether they would proceed at once or re-main a few days. ARRIVAL IN A GREENLAND PORT. 291 Major Clapp and Dr. Tonner went on shore as soon as the Vivian hadanchored, and made a call upon the inspector. The latter said he was ex-pecting ships from the South, but none had arrived, with the exception oftwo or three Scotch whalers who had gone forward to look for whales inMelville Bay. The yearly ship from Copenhagen would be due in a fewdays—in fact, she might arrive at any moment—and meantime the stran-gers were welcome
. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. e governor, and determine whether they would proceed at once or re-main a few days. ARRIVAL IN A GREENLAND PORT. 291 Major Clapp and Dr. Tonner went on shore as soon as the Vivian hadanchored, and made a call upon the inspector. The latter said he was ex-pecting ships from the South, but none had arrived, with the exception oftwo or three Scotch whalers who had gone forward to look for whales inMelville Bay. The yearly ship from Copenhagen would be due in a fewdays—in fact, she might arrive at any moment—and meantime the stran-gers were welcome to anything in his power to give them. He was greatly surprised on learning the route by which the Vivianhad arrived at Upernavik, and heartily congratulated our friends on theirsuccess in reaching the pole. Tie said that a supply of provisions and fivehundred tons of coal had been left there the previous year by an Ameri-can war-ship, for the use of any exploring expedition that might need it,and especially any ship from the United UPERNAVIK. The major and Doctor returned to the Vivian with the informationthey had obtained. Commander Bronson said he thought no one couldhave a better right to the coal than themselves; he had expected to findcoal at Upernavik and was not disappointed. The engineer reported that 292 THE VOYAGE OF THE VIVIAN. they had less than seven tons remaining, and therefore a new supplywould be very acceptable. The Vivian immediately proceeded to the inner harbor, and in a littlewhile was safely anchored where no ordinary wind could disturb she was being taken from the outer to the inner anchorage, Com-mander Bronson went on shore with the major to pay a visit to the in-spector, and arrange for such assistance as they could have for taking incoal. Fred and George occupied their time in an inspection of Uperna-vik, and as the place was small it did not take long. The inspectors house was, as might be expected, the most elaboratebuildin
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