[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition "Q"], 1913-1914
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in a snug fit with no danger of the boxes slipping off. The white bitch is raising a healthy looking setette of pups which will fair to be splendid sledge dogs. They are quartered in the shed outside the workshop. Sunday Jan 14th '14. I had the morning watch today, and played a game of chess with Hal, who did not turn in till 4:30 A.M. Mac was up from midnight to 4:30 too working. He left after breakfast with Peowahs for the settlements south. Monday Jan 5-14. After breakfast this morning Jack, Aren and I turned to on the deserted igloo in our shed. They had become too wet for the eskimoee to live in, and we are goning to take out the linings and melt the ice from the roof by putting two big oil stoves in the igloos, and eventually dry them thorougly; after which we will put in the linings again, cover the roof with snow and use these igloos.