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front geese and sea pigeons.
We had our first game meal today with
bear and seal meat on the grill of fare. We
went ashore and picked out a place to
live in case we must stay here.
They went up to the tip of Cape Chalen
to look at the condition of the ice for Carrol
to walrus hunting with ah-pe-lah and
Elisheshe. Brought back two big ones and
one baby. The latter was put into the boat.
Getting the little walrus into the boat was good
fun. He was bawling lustily on the float that
supported his dead mother's body. We ran the boat
close to the pot fed area and less of the 500 lb.
child around his fat middle. Then came a terrible
diving wrestling match. At last with a grunt the
two escaped away and the walrus landed in
a struggling heap at the bottom of the boat. On
the way home the little fellow put his head
on Elisheshe's knee and fell sound asleep.
Monday Aug. 20, '13.
Today we have gotten the dogs from
dog Island. The boats were hoisted in and
for the fourth & last time steered out towards
Cape Sabine.
The ice was more impossible than ever and
we were forced to retreat.