" "You're very well fixed here," said Benham, rising and looking round with condescension; "but men like you oughtn't to try to live without real bread.

"You oughtn't to let yourself get into a state like this," said Mac, thinking ruefully of these strangers' obvious inability to travel for a day or two, and of the Christmas dinner, to which Benham alone had been bidden, by a great stretch of hospitality.

Benham was coming along at a rattling pace, his dogs very angry to find other dogs there, putting on airs of possession.

"We got all this moose-meat," says Potts, when Benham arrived on the scene, "but we can't cut it.

The Boy brought it, and Mr. Benham triumphantly sawed off two fine large steaks.

Benham turned back and called out something to his guide.

On the second of January two lots of Indians passed, one with dogs hauling flour and bacon for Benham, and the other lot without dogs, dragging light hand-sleds.

The Colonel made much of the pleasant and excellent man at the head of the Episcopal mission there, and the Boy haunted Benham's store, picking up a little Ingalik and the A. C. method of trading with the Indians, who, day and night, with a number of stranded Klondykers, congregated about the grateful warmth of the big iron stove.

"Yes; stayed with Mr. Benham.

" "Oh, Benham!"

"Everybody know Benham.

In addition to those named above, special and valuable efficiency was displayed by Major E.A. Root, engineer; Major H.H. Benham, ordnance; Major Egan, brigade-surgeon; Captain Buchanan, Collector-of-the-Port at Mayaguez; Captain Davison, brigade-quartermaster; Captain Hutcheson, assistant adjutant-general; and Captain Elkins,[A]

In "The Research Magnificent," by Mr. H.G. Wells, the hero, Benham, says: "I think what I want is to be king of the world....

Both Dravot and Benham fail and the comment of each on his own failure is an autobiography.

Benham: "I can feel that greater world I shall never see as one feels the dawn coming through the last darkness."

BENHAM, HERBERT E. Aerial navigation.

Herbert E. Benham (A); 21Nov72; R540218.

BENHAM, HERBERT E. Aerial navigation.

Herbert E. Benham (A); 21Nov72; R540218.

SEE BENHAM, HERBERT E. FARMER, WENDELL, pseud.

By William G. Benham.

William G. Benham, Jr. (C); 22Feb74; R570849. R570861.

WINIFRED BENHAM SENIOR and JUNIOR.

1692 GOODY MILLER 1692 HUGH CROTIA 1693 WINIFRED BENHAM, SENR.

1697 WINIFRED BENHAM, JUNR.