"Cluett" could easily have made Etah in 24 to 30 hours from Cape Athol, if her engine had been in pro- per repair, but alas the engine was almost broken down, it would not run on kerosene, would scarcely run on gasoline and the last barrel of gasoline had been poured into the tank while we were off Cape Melville two weeks before. "One of the important com- missions of the "Ingerlis" was to bring back from Etah a supply of gasoline from the Expedition stock to enable the "Cluett" to get across Melville Bay. In fact, had the schooner's engine been in good condition when we left Sydney, the vessel would have accomplished in all probability