103 An hour later, several of the men were quite badly frosted, Janks more looked like it might have been scraping with a hot soldering iron. Ek's cheek and one hand was frosted and Ek said it was the coldest he had ever experienced. Solah looked in the best condition of any of the men. The dogs did not look very sick or exhausted. There was a great session of negotiating and pre- paring to go away on the part of some of the eskimos. Some are to be dispensed with and others will stay to go again later. I cooked dinner today, scrambled eggs and corn and think I showed up well as a cook, (but no one else said he thought so). Got got up right after dinner and made some bread. Ek and Jank turned in right after dinner. I've got 'em! Yes, - the mumps. I'm not the least surprised of course. Touchingwall & Evalds slept in Doc's bunk in my room tonight. I have been drying out my mildewed clothes and packing them away in dog-bite suit boxes. Saturday Feb 21-14, My mumps are occupying my time