[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition]
Page 136
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130 E T Monday Aug. 10, 1914 The wind went down leaving a sunshine and occasional drift of fog. Jason and I went out in the flatbo[at] and fixed the tide gage. It is on a shelf [of rock] about 16 ft. above the water nearly two miles as towards Sunrise Point. Tuesday Aug. 11, 1914 I was hunting all morning. We are nearly giving up as I have had pretty good luck. I have gotten 14 sea gulls + + duck. Kerstin got a seal r I caught I went out after dinner about 8:30 p.m. I went down by the ice berg about 5 miles [of] from the home and harpooned an "oolook" on the ice. After he had become tired and from during the first day & time after this I shot him from the harp[hook]. It took about four hours to tow the heavy seal up to the outer island where I left him. I came in & got Sign & the flatbo[at] we cut him up & cached the meat bringing both its skins. I got to bed at 8:00 clock in the morning being jaddled [about] 35 & 45 miles in the 26 hrs. I was my.