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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