[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition "Q"], 1913-1914
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80 of biscuit and pemmican up to Little- ton Island. This will be stored there until the party starts, and a possible delay due to the ice between here and Littleton Island being gone will be avoided. I ran the engine three hours today. The plant is in fine shape now. Tue Jan 20-14. 29-32 It is cold and windy today. Zank and Green and I went for a walk up the fiord. We had all that we could do to walk, the wind must have been blowing 65 miles an hour, and the temperature was 33 below. The excellency of our clothing was made apparent to us on this walk, for even in the severe wind we were perspiring, and developed a big appetite for the "shwuk" stew which Doc, who is officiating as cook while Gat makes komatik bags, had cooked for dinner. Wed Jan 21-14. 32-34.5 I ran the engine four hours today. with so many women sewing in the various rooms and as much