[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition]
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filled her cockpits with disastrous results. Luckily nothing worth while was aboard her. Monday, September 1-1913. Today EK and I put most of the flooring on. It was cold, damp, and other-wise disagreeable. We would rather have seen the roof on. Mac brought some canned goods over from the Point where everything was landed. We have only two regular meals but also two mid-nights. This is al-most necessary because we are working from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. or later. Tuesday, September 2-1913. Today we repaired to see the sides of the house go up. It really begins to look like a habitation. Hal is off up the hill after rabbits. When he returned with several fat hare which are a great deal more sustain-ing than any of our canned food—