mass presents cliff faces to the east to - ward the cap like those which it presents to the sea. The slide down the snow slope on the east side of the southern arm is exhilarating, when taken as we took it with a rope bridge over the point, of the moraines acting as a brake - It must be exciting when taken as Ogwig took it, without brake except this feet as he slid along behind his kahmatak, holding one hand steering with the upstandards. Accommo- dingwah and Ootloviak walked down in front of their dogs - at the top of the east steep dip above the ice foot when dekahningra got off and dropped be- hind the sleds helping hold track and steer it. Hence when we ascended the shot I followed her example - all reached the ice foot safely, our time being 4:10p. Ogwig beat us by several minutes course. Almost no wind on glacier. From the upper part of the glacier I could see broad open water for along distance this side of Cape Alexander and a lane between Sutherland Island and the shore young ice this side of island