490 given the matter much thought and it has seemed to me best to avoid a quarrel with the captain, though he cannot fail to have understood my opinion of some matters. Oh, for the deliverance of a good start south- ward on time! But MacMillan has not appeared on the scene yet and we are anxious lest something more serious than the condition of the ice may have delayed him. Acting on a suggestion made by Dr. Tanquary, I told Ekblaw and Comer this evening that I wanted them to get for ultimate transfer to the University [illegible] of Illinois a complete hunting out- fir, topic and clothing of both men and women. Ekblaw said that he would be glad to attend to the matter as it would not be difficult or expensive, Twenty-five dollars worth of stuff would be ample to cover the cost.