Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 105
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"Kolutingwah, a 5 gal. can of kerosene in payment for kamiks & services. We waved [illegible] good bye to the party about 9 o'clock and return- ed to the house. At 11 o'clock she was off the house again, having come back for Eli's rifle, which he had forgotten. One of the boys took it out to the "Ingerlis" in his kayak and she was off again, without having stopped her en- gine. Cope Alexander had its wind cap on but the motor boat went away bravely - 9 September. Saturday. max 30.2° Temp. min 24.5; 8a. 28°; 12m. 26°; 4h. 28°; 8h. 28°; 12, 23° Overcast. Light to moderate N.E. wind. Mac turned over to me boxes No. 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 157 and 158, said by him to contain all the foxskins under his con- trol as leader of the C.L.E. and I gave him a receipt for them. "Mac wants me to write up the "Cleet" relief voyage for insertion in his book. The proposition looks good to me, especi- ally as he would not consider it fair by him for me to publish such an account separately. I presume that he is right too, though I felt somewhat differently last fall. 10 September. Sunday. max 26° 13, 21° Temp. min 24°; 8a. 24°; 12m. 25°; 4h. 25°; 8h. 23° Overcast. N.E. 3-4. Cleared somewhat about 5 p.m. This afternoon the Estineos, all the men and some of the women started off up the fjord to hunt caribou. Mac Mullan says that he has no ob- jection to my lecturing about the Arctic and my Arctic experiences Weight, 184 1/2 lbs., in seal skin suit.