"95" side that was practically the fun - section of sledding. Must have averaged fully 5 miles an hour, for dogs trotted or galloped all the way, no walking + very few stops. First two hours we had a broad well beaten trail to settlement on south side big island east of Igloo - inlet (coal?) and good trail beyond soon leading onto new ice. Then we had four hours on new ice none of which had more than 1 1/2 - 2 inches of snow on it, much had no snow only the efflorescent crystals and some was so new that it did not even have the efflorescence but was all black. My heart was in my mouth but our light kahnootiles did not bend the ice. About 6 o'clock we came into older young ice with perhaps three inches of snow on it. At 6:15 reached important shark holes, which I estimated this 350 or - 400 were on its ice, and there had well traveled trail to the station. Scenery grew better as we came southward and is grand in this section of Umanak Fordersonal. Jagged forms due to frost action show prominently every where, serrate ridges and sharp points being the rule. In front (N?) of Okersee - site is a mountain rising precipitously by from the water to a height of 3000 (?) feet, abounding in cathedral spires,