launch for a run over the glassy sea to Disko Fjord, a deep, picturesque indentation in the west side of the island, [illegible] landing in a cove behind a low point formed by the basaltic columns of an old lava flow, where we found a sim- ple canvas "A" tent and a skin forming a settlement called Maligiak. tupik. About fifteen Eskimo men, women and children were grouped on the beach, some of whom were visitors from the op- posite side of the fjord, their oomiak, or large skin family boat, being drawn up on the shore. Most of the natives that we have seen thus far show an admixture of more or less white blood, in fact scarcely a half dozen of the adults seemed pureblooded or nearly so. At this,