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soon restored to health. I was glad that he was 
all right, for in circumstances calculated to show 
men in their true colors I had formed a high opinion 
of his efficiency and courage. One of the younger 
members of the expedition and a man of scholarly 
disposition—he had been a teacher—he showed no 
lack of grit in an emergency. In such careful 
transactions as the checking over and dividing up 
of supplies, I found him of great assistance. He 
had a good understanding of human nature—per¬ 
haps his experience as a schoolmaster had given him 
that—and I relied on him to preserve harmony if 
any question should arise among the different 
groups on Wrangell Island. In all difficulties he 
was the cool and canny Scot. Of the six scientists 
left on the Karluh after the departure of Stefans- 
son, McKinlay was the sole survivor. 
About this time the Revenue-cutter Manning 
was sent to Scotch Cap, Unimak Island, to bring 
back a lighthouse-keeper who was very ill. The 
Manning anchored off the lighthouse and sent 
a boat for the keeper. There was a strong tide 
running but the boat reached the lighthouse safely 
and started back with the keeper, when it was 
capsized and the ship’s doctor was drowned. We 
all felt his loss keenly because we had got well 
acquainted with him while the vessels had been in 
port together. 
