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Costs. Most expensive of the 100 boats in the exhibit was a 48-ft. Elco ($20,000). Cheapest was a 12-ft. Kayak ($13.95). Boats equipped with toilet, started at $1,590 for a 25-ft. Chris-Craft cruiser containing bunks for four & galley. Most orders were received for motor boats in the low and medium price range ($500 to $6,000). Maintaining its trend, rising steadily since 1931, the industry reported more orders on opening day than last year...
...Explorer Watkins took charge of a Pan American East Greenland Expedition with a base camp about 80 mi. north of Angmagsalik. Meanwhile the University of Michigan Pan American Airways West Greenland Expedition, commanded by Dr. Ralph Belknap, worked out of three bases. Last August Watkins was drowned when his kayak capsized but his party carried on under his aide, John R. Rymill. Using no aircraft except sounding balloons (Lindbergh will do the aerial job) both these expeditions have made exhaustive weather studies which will be completed this summer. Early reports have come drifting into Pan American's Manhattan office...
...Bushnell has recently given the Peabody Museum an Eskimo kayak with a complete fishing outfit, including a float, a seal hook, and a walrus harpoon. He has also presented the museum with a collection of Indian potery from South Eastern Missouri and Arkansas...
...When a dog died or fell by the way, he was served as food for the survivors. Nor were the chances of death by starvation the only perils to face. As a little side issue of the story Nausen relates that on one occasion, as he was hauling his kayak up to the edge of an ice-floe he heard a noise behind him and turning saw his companion on his back, with a bear over him. Johansen had the bear by the throat, and quietly called to his commander, "You must hurry up if you don't want...
...When a dog died or fell by the way, he was served as food for the survivors. Nor were the chances of death by starvation the only perils to face. As a little side issue of the story, Nansen relates that on one occasion, as he was hauling his kayak up to the edge of an ice-floe he heard a noise behind him and turning saw his companion on his back, with a bear over him. Johansen had the bear by the throat, and quietly called to his commander, "You must hurry up if you don't want...