154 HUNTERS AND HUNTING IN THE ARCTIC 



signed by Baldwin, leader of the American 

 Ziegler expedition. The following is a copy 

 of it: 



' BALDWIN ZIEGLER, POLAR EXPEDITION. 



'Steam Yacht America, 



'New York, U.S.A. 



SS. Fritjoff. SS. Belgica. 

 'On board. 



'October loth, 1901. 



' After having made an unsuccessful attempt 

 to return to Norway for reinforcement, we are 

 now returning to camp Ziegler (West and East, 

 there being two camps which I have so dis- 

 tinguished on the South East and South 

 West coast of Alger Island). Alger Island is 

 just to the Nord West of M.Clintock Island 

 and of Brady Island. Matilda Island is South 

 of West camp Zeigler about half a mile. 

 Both Alger and Matilda Island lie across the 

 Northern end of Aberdare Channel. The depot 

 of Emergency rations and Kato Coffee Tablets 

 is for our use. 



' Signed : EVELYN D. BALDWIN, 

 ' Commanding expedition/ 



I brought this document, so interesting from 

 the geographical point of view, away with me. 

 I cannot refrain from commenting on the naivete 

 of that last sentence : ' The depot of Emergency 

 rations and Kato Coffee Tablets is for our use/ 



We certainly had no intention of touching 

 them, but I think that an explorer or hunter, 



