253 Tuesday February 16, 1915. calm and misty - 5° On Fri I started with Boleyah and Ahlis to Commowity. I had Nofootina's team we had oil and milk and a little biscuit it he left at Cape Sabine and a this big each in Hayes Sound. After working all day thru the rough ice we failed to get our loads to Cape Chlier. I took my homoth. We returned to Etah that evening by midnight. On Wed Feb 3 We started again. By hard work we got our loads just above Littleton Island when we camped. The next day we made Commowity by crossing the land twice. The last rocky hill forced us to leave our loads behind. On Friday th 5 I brought all the stuff over the hill while the men went on to Amonotok for some marwhal meat. I found the work pretty hard & a number of trips were necesary each with only about 100 lbs on the homoth. I planned it run out on the Sound ice on Saturday. The open water extended well shore Amomotok but the ice looked good. The weather prevented travelling. On Sunday Feb 7 I returned to Etah. Since that time I have been sick all over, a little cold but aches & pains in my legs & backs.