[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition "Q"], 1913-1914
Page 126
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120 Everything was quiet about Etah, Tank and Jot were visiting in Akatingua's iglos, and Doc and Ek were asleep; when ten komatiks suddenly came into view from the south. Doc got up and I put on several pots of tea. There was one of the arrivals, bringing up meat from two walrus which he had killed; and Mr Frenchen brought up kamik sole material enough for twelve pair of kamiks, and also brought a pair of musk- or kamik-porks to Jot. Dogueah, brought up more kamik material and we need a lot of it because all the women and children are walking on holey kamiks. All of the men brought walrus meat to trade, and it seems that the walrus hunting has been good lately. Several of the men brought their wives and children and there are several new faces. Ohkudashaki came and will go with the doctor if he wishes to go into the musk-ox country. We cooked up some beans for me and Mr Frenchen, and gave the eskimos only tea and dog- biscuit. Mr Frenchen told us that