469 or before have gotten away from there on 1 or 2 September and have crossed Melville or gone down west side of Baffin Bay Bay without trouble and have reach- ed Sydney by 1 October, with the object of our voyage well accomplished. The foregoing statement is conservative, I think, since it takes into account the actual winds and weather that we encountered, and (see p. 474). . The daily runs as taken from my log and given me originally by Captain Pickets were as follows: Date. Miles run. Remarks. 19 VII Left Sydney 6 p.m. 20 135 Fair wind 21 80(?) Calm. Ran engine last night 22 Light winds 23 Calm 24 37 Light fair wind 25 132 Fair wind. Arr. Battle Harbor 6 p.m. Sted engine