The engine is quickly assembled and ready for business. It was a great moment when we put the crate to her and spun the fly wheel. I tried. Jerome attempted. Max sweats. She wouldn't go. It was very disappointing for me had made absolutely certain that everything was all right before we started. It turned out that we were trying to start with kerosene instead of gasoline. The result was that the cylinders got full of the eross oil. We used up a lot of Hal's ether getting it started. The works on the beach are now a mess of ice. Allen and I put out an old metal ventilator which we found over at The Point. We Got it out at low tide and connected it for use with our wireless ground. All dental tools and surgical sup- plies were brought over today. Sunday September 21. 1913. Wind continues. Temp + 12° Got engine started and ran for 9 hrs. charging batteries. The Esquimaux were delighted at the brilliant light. They were not particularly im- pressed because the engine seems to give them the idea that with all that service we could do anything.