7 September, and that, if both the Expedition relief ship and the "Kap York" failed to come, I could have his strong motorboat "Inger Lis" to transport myself and the members of the Expedition party to South Greenland for the purpose of connecting with one of the last ships of the season for Denmark. Events, however, proved the uncertainty of plans made for travel in the Arctic, for the "Cluett" reached America safely in September and while the other means of exit to civilization failed to accomplish their purpose,-but that anticipates my story. Preparations were hastily made and at about mid- night of 11 July the fleet of kahmootits got under way for the journey to North Star Bay, Captain Corner riding on Peter Grauchen's sledge while Knud Rasmussen took care of me. It was not with- out misgivings that I deserted the schooner, though I was glad to leave the vessel that had been mental the source of so much distress to me and had been my home for a year. The ride over the ice caps was comfortable and enjoyable, although the sky was clouded over so that- the surface of the snow was not frozen so much as it would have been, had the night been clear. The highest part of the route is 1800 or 2000 feet above the sea, and from