for Etah and Peter's harpoon gun (101) for walrus hunting. This was a mistake that came near costing us the ten- der, on account of the ice-laden surf beating heavily on the rocks, the sup- ply of ice blocks coming copiously from the front of Childs Glacier, near at hand. Peter and Sigdlu succeeded in landing, then the engine was started, and the tender was dragged through the dangerous surf, her painter having been made fast to the mooring line. We managed to bring the little boat alongside and Hendrick bailed her out. The ice had stove a hole in her side, but she was still usable. There was nothing more to be done, except wait for high tide and less wind and surf, so Peter and Sigdlu stretched them-