[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition]
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57 Sunday, October 5-1913. Although it was growing dark today we each brought our four cases from the Point. After this was done inside work kept us out of the weather. In the evening we had quite a concert on the phonograph. Monday October 6-1913. All hands turned - to after breakfast getting the big wire up the hill for the aerial. After working all day long we finally got it to the top about 1700 yds from the house and 900 feet above the sea level. We delayed the wire up. I took the end, which was made fast to my belt. I got to the top pretty well exhausted and discovered that I had lost all feeling in the toes of my right foot. A young dog had followed me up. I got him, too. To my boots and met rocks and wrapped his warm body around my freezing toes. In a few minutes I was warm again. Tuesday Oct. 7-1913. Allen and I worked all day clearing the wire The rotten ones which it had caught yesterday.