Greenland 2 1916 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Geol.ic. Photographs
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scarcely any level surfaces to be seen. There is a large river channel near the west northern border of the glacier which is the bed of a considerable stream dur- ing the summer. Hard walking on the uneven ice without creeps, but we got along fairly well when we kept the bottoms of our kames free from snow. I tried some hot-nailed mading moccasins that had been brought up with the idea that they would be useful in pro- tecting kames on rock work, but they were of little use. Captain Comer determined the ice to be 2 3 1/4 inches thick and the water about 12 feet deep at a distance of 50-75 feet from the front of the glacier. Largest Trout (salmon trout) caught to day measures 2' 3" long + weighs 5 3/4 lbs. It was caught by Admiral. Ice cracked frequently under some pressure - probably both from the glacier and inflow of water. To be investigated. Kahdd caught a little trout that seemed to have much larger fins proportionately than the other fish. Spec. 698 26 October. Thawed out wrapped in in cheese cloth and placed in 75% alcohol in a 5 gal milk can