Sigdru took our heavy, four-inch 199 line ashore and made it fast to a column of balsa, to supple- ment the holding powers of anchor, which had begun to drag. While the Eskimos were attending to this task, Peter and I were having excitement enough on our ac- count, for the dragging anchor and the as yet ineffective mooring line allowed us to swing around against a small grounded ice- berg. This gave us some anxiety for a time lest we be dashed to pieces against the berg or a big loose block on its top face and crush us, but we finally swung free again and succeeded in hauling ourselves back into a safe position. Within a half-