"small swells in the water. Upon arriving on board of the ship we noticed five boats coming around the front and sure enough here are five Kiakars after us. Lieut. Peary advised me to make some thing to the Governor of Danish which I hastened to my palize and sealed in an envelope a danish translation of a letter I had written during the day and a copy of which I deposited with the provisions. The letter Peary handed to the oldest Kiakar and we gave him a crown and for all a large pair of ships biscuits. I have never seen a finer lot of boatmen than these Kiakars. No boats that responded more quickly to the paddle. This midnight trek is one of the most novel things in all of my experience. The light of day is bright enough to read by, a body of men quickly deposited from ashore, a large ice berg breaking to pieces with a grand finale of five Kiakars in a race to see who will reach the boat first. I hope it are prizes that our food will be found in good shape two or three weeks hence. Be return at 1.30 P.M. Temp. at midnight 41° and light enough to read.