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graph outfit that was taken by the Expedition. When, however, the season of 1913 passed without the establishment by the Canadian government of a wireless station at Cape Wostenholme, we felt discouraged as to the probability of our receiving any messages through lack of power in our apparatus to reach the nearest active station. Nevertheless we felt that our men could receive messages from us and we sent out despatches in November (Thanksgiving Day) and at Christmas (Quote any of the messages?) But the letters which left Etah at Christmas time in 1913 arrived in NYT and reached us the following June informed us of the failure either to receive any work at the Bowf Lodge - as the Expedition Headquarters were named - from anywhere by wireless. Later we learned of the strenuous efforts that had been made to set up the apparatus and get into touch with the outside world, first free at the main house itself and the second free and the second fell at a little island - Starr Island 1 Dr. Hayes - two miles out at the entrance to the Fjord. It was in a more exposed situation where the outlook toward the south was not intercepted by near land of high altitude as it is at the Lodge. As has been related by Mr. Mac Millan, aerials were erected, transmitters and receivers were installed, the engine, did that dynamo and storage batteries did their appointed