CAPTAIN DIXON'S LOG. 



From August 16 to September 5, 1894. 



NEPISAT, August 16, 1894- About 4 p. M. came in 

 to get a dory that we had landed here, intending to go to 

 Cape Amelia. A native Eskimo came alongside, and by signs 

 and broken English made us understand that we should 

 go to Holsteinborg, that an American vessel had struck a 

 rock and stove a hole in her bottom. After many questions 

 he said it was an American man-o'-war. We took the kayak 

 on board, and he showed us three letters. One was addressed 

 to Captain Lawson, of schooner Carrie W. Babson, and the 

 other two were addressed to captains of American fishing ves- 

 sels. I opened one of these, and read the following letter 

 from Dr. Frederick A. Cook : 



"HOLSTEINBORG, GREENLAND, August 16, 1894. 



" To Captains of American Fishing Schooners. 



"GENTLEMEN : TheS.S. Miranda, carrying my expedition, with 

 seventy persons on board, has struck a sunken rock coming out of 

 Sukkertoppen ; she is now lying at that harbor disabled and in distress 

 Will you kindly come to our rescue ? I am at Holsteinborg with 

 five of the members of my party. Shall remain there until onei week 

 from date ; then return to Sukkertoppen. If this note reaches you 

 in time to meet me at Holsteinborg kindly do so ; if not, come 

 direct to Sukkertoppen, and send a note by kayak at once to Hol- 

 steinborg. 



" FREDERICK A. COOK, 



" Commanding." 



I immediately made sail and started for Holsteinborg, 

 but the wind fell off before we could reach the mouth of the 

 fiord. Seeing that we could do nothing with the vessel, with 



