[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition "Q"], 1913-1914
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Tue Sept 9-13 Today we finished the main room, set up the stove, lighted the fire and started cooking in the new house. It seems very good to have the fire going in the big room. I laid the second floors in the two northwest rooms; and brought over a boat-load of electrical goods from the point. This morning before any of us were awake Alakashinguah came to Mac's tent and woke him with the startling news that the motor- boat was not in sight, - had prob- ablely drifted to sea. Mac called Jot and Green and told them to go around the shore and see if they could see anything of it; and happily they soon came back with the news that they had found it. A big berg had drifted in and carried the boat in front of it right close to the beach. Wed. Sept 10-13. Our first breakfast in the new home! It sure tasted good. I finished the floors and partitions