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Frunder came back overland from [30
Petowik glacier saying that Norman
and Taylor had left him with the de-
clared intention of crossing the land
to Umanak. Foolish venture; late
in starting, strange country, no
food or drink. Taylor fairly well
clothed but Norman's clothing poor
and inadequate. They are liable to
suffer before they reach either Umanak
or the ship, if they do not lose their
lives. — At 6:40 Taylor came in
suffering from cold and fright,
saying that he had left Norman
up near the head of the gulch in
distress with frozen face and nose and
with pains in back and legs, unable
to keep going more than a hun-
dred yards at a time and then
lying down to rest. H.C.P.
started Ben off at once to Nor-