[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition "Q"], 1913-1914
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p.m. They had killed nothing on their hunt. Sipon and Oblangu came in about seven p.m. They had killed two bears each, in Elesemere Land. Doc and I played with the base- ball a while today. Mene lost the ball down a crack in the ice foot, 2 dug out 250 cubic feet or more of the ice to get the ball, and incidentally to cut a path thru the rough ice for Komatiks. Thurs. April 16-14. Still windy today but not so much as as yesterday. Mene and Jags and Ahpuachak started for Werke this morning but came back from the glacier because there was too much snow blowing on top of it and they dared not risk it. We had bear steak for dinner. Fri April 17-14. It has been quiet today; there is about three inches of snow on the ground. The water is dripping in the eglom in the dark-room and Ahlingwah and Obrea are