to the shore for a mile by three Rieters much from anxiety was dispelled once our greatest collections and the canoe came near and further that we found our provisions left here just three weeks ago undisturbed. Our provisions on the boat and one packet of meat had almost run out. We then first booted up what fresh we had gathered along the south shore of Nourskirk and broke open the box of provisions. We have once provisions now that we can use during the next week if the "shape" is on time which arrive tomorrow one week. Our camp at Patrot was pitched at the base of the second clift of the red hills beginning with the most easterly one. These red hills do not go beyond the creek called Manisk. From Manisk to Kingzotrok there is a great hiatus in that the hills cannot be traced continuous as seen from the boat. Beginning with the streams Kingzotr, on the eastern side of which the strata are well shown, they appear to be the same series as at Patrot or Otare. A little east of the stream the strata dip eastwardly but before one reaches