ing for the tide to rise suffi- ciently for us to start, a party of four Estimoes came along in their kayaks. They proved to be a part of the crew of one of the "Mar po Island" boats and report that one of the boats ran upon a rock a day or two ago and is smashed be- yond repair. They had killed a White bear a day or two agies and had its skin with them, divided in four parts. As soon as we could get our boat off we pulled out and they re- joined their way northward. We were only able to sail a short distance when the men were obliged to pull, and as there was a side wind we made rather slow progress. and only succeeded in round my Rabbit "Island" and pulled into an inlet where we could obtain fresh water. They took me then about two-thirds in all as soon as we sailed land we anchored the boat. The Estimoes volunteering to remain in the boat so that we could start earlier in the morning. "Rabbit Island" turns out to be only a promontory connected with the main land by grassy marshes with Boulder-strewn ridges a few feet high, traversing it in various directions. This marsh is probably covered by exceptionally high tides, so that the point may at times become an Island. The Estimoes gave me to un- derstand by signs in answer to my inquiry which I managed by signs and a sketch of a rabbit that They (Arctic Hares) were found sparsely all along the coast but not especially on this point. It looks very much like your Intend to be up early to hunt and try to secure a Stake, as I fear I shall not be able to get any further south.