[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition]
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- Far Eye 193 Sunday November 15, 1914. Fair and calm x While we were cleaning up after breakfast Parish- fah and Ahthukangwah arrived with their team and paid us a visit x They always enjoy looking at the electric lights and Jerome usually has some be- wildering information to offer this childlike qualli- bility x About noon we went to stay and dressed up for the Sunday dinner, To our great pleasure Hal was chef and lived up to his reputation by serving a magnificent earbon roast and four kinds of pie x He holds a very high place in our esteem - speaking of Jerome & me I course - with his constant catering to our respective appetites. I played a few million records on the violinola and worked a same copies of Life for the thousandth time x At meal time was an argument in progress at the time I arrrived and con- sequently fit was somewhat hangs x Whatever the trouble was about got worn - as per routine x Hal is preparing to go south and repair to clean tomorrow for Sylvolihami (or Verki) with Asfuddy shes. Ahduhkingwah's baby is growing fast. We We's boy is fat and very white. Oh, he has a little girl according to rumors x