detain him (Mac) in Ellesmere Land or some where else, or to prevent his crossing Smith Sound on the ice and getting down to Umanak in season for the Danish boat. If that should occur, Peter would feel obliged for hu- manity's sake to use the Rasmussen ship in a search for Mac, and he and Ras- mussen have not the capital to warrant such a search. Peter wanted to know who would guarantee the expenditure entailed by using the ship that way. Would the Museum or the Crocker Land Committee do so? I told him that I could not give him any such guarantee and that he would have to look to Mac himself for any re- imbursement or protection. Has Mac Millan the personal resources to ren- der his guarantee reliable? I told Peter that I did not know whether he had they were or not. Ekblaw and Mere and Ahuqso-