ed for strictly scientific purposes (6) by Dr. Tanquary and fifty to be se- lected to show variations from the lot assembled by Mac Millan. Mr. Rasmussen tells me that Mac told Peter [when crossing Melville Bay in 1915] that the Expedition then had 350 skins in its possession and that Peter overhauled with Mac at Etah something like this number. What can R. therefore think of Mac's statement to us (R. & me) at Etah last Thursday that "there never had been more than 200 foxskins in the possession of the Expedition at one time"? I told R. that I guessed that Mac was bragging when he talked to Peter. Mr. Rasmussen says furthermore that he has heard that Mac told instructed job