Crocker Land Relief
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public through belonging to the W[illegible] T. Grenfell Association and being engaged in promoting Dr. Gren- fell's medical missionary work among the fisher- men of northern Newfoundland and Labrador. She is a three-masted schooner of graceful lines, one hundred thirty five feet long overall and one hun- dred fifty five tons register. Her equipment includes a seventy-five horsepower Wolverine gasoline-kar- osene engine as auxiliary. Her master was Captain Harris C. Pickels, a deep sea master-mariner of many years' experience. With his approval, Cap- tain Comer was engaged as ice pilot for the voyage. The vessel was to be delivered to the Museum's use at St. Anthony, N.F., or Battle Harbor, Labrador, on 1 July, and everything looked favorable for the accomplish- ment of our desires. The writer was instructed to accompany the vessel as the representative of the Museum in charge of the relief work. Delayed by her work for the mission the "George B. Ellett" was not freed at St. Anthony for the Crocker Land Expedition work until noon of 10 July and then it was necessary for her to come to Sydney, N.S., for kero- sene and gasoline and for the supplies which the Museum wished to send to Etah, it being Mr. on account of