[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition "Q"], 1913-1914
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52 Mon Nov 17-13. I had the watch from four a m on this morning and I had the pleasure of cooking breakfast for Mac and the Eskimos with whom he was going. They left camp at about six thirty, Mac riding with Panicpa - with whose team this was united, making fourteen dogs in all pulling Panicpa's komatik. Peowats had about ten dogs. Neither komatik was heavily loaded and they should make good time today. The weather looked rather threatening - the temperature had risen from -16 to -3 between three and seven a m, and it had snowed a little, but the barometer was steady and indications were that the storm, if any, would not break today. We amused ourselves today by showing the Eskimos an electro magnet and an arc light, and a small motor. They were all "igniting" to them, but yet they were not so surprised as I had expected they would be. Ok. Frank, I sorted out the flour and dehydrated food today and, after checking, found that there were