505 pattern for a copper band to encircle the broken fire pot of the cabin stove. Ekblaw cleaned out Captain Comeis old room after dinner and moved his effects in. At last the man has good quarters and I am glad of it, for he has been sleeping on the cabin roof for a month and his sleeping bag has become so wet and icy that it has been decidedly uncomfortable for several nights. He has not com- plained, as he might well have done, but he is very glad to move down and have a room of his own. No thanks are due to H.C.P., however. Ek had practically reached the limit of endurance on the roof. Ahngodoblaho started again evening for Cape York this afternoon, this time via the Clerett glacier and the ice cap. He probably descends to the sea ice at Akpat or beyond, where he feels sure of the traveling.