served with music played by the Sr. on a small automatic piano. The pastor danced thrice with the native daughters and sang several national hymns and winds up by singing in English one well known song "Say, say ay". We are out time but before going we have some order works and at 10. P.M. depart from Sr. Hendricksons home concluding that we men- ted a more enjoyable evening. Mr. White and Stirling with I can return to the dance and say that I missed much. Retired at 11 P.M. The Rev Pastor presented me with a fine and large calmus tusk. Hendrickson (adare) has been in Greenland these 40 years. Married to a native woman and have several children. His half-bred son has a baby; he is more done than Easterns. Aug 19-97 Thursday. Nial Carnat. A very light rain began to come down this morn- ing at 2 A.M. The wind is also light at 7 but threatens to freshen considerable. After breakfast we pack all the things to be left for the steamer "Hope" on the southward passage. This consists of skins, many tins of fishes, 1 box and a bundle of harpoons. All are delivered to the Sr. and are stowed in his ship. In case the "Hope" should not arrive I left the following address for their transmission by way next year if Dane mark. "Smithsonian Institution in District