NORTHERN PARTY'S START 



in the car for the first three miles, but then had 

 to return as the weather was becoming very thick 

 and the temperature was falling. Mackay's wrist was 

 troublesome, but it did not prevent him hauling in 

 harness. I had said good-bye to Professor David and 

 his two companions on September 22, 1908, and I did 

 not see them again until March 1, 1909. In another 

 chapter the Professor himself tells the story of the 

 northern journey. 



