[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition]
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people are from dylo-di-lan-i and bring us news that Ah-mea-ging-wah is killed a seal. Thanksgiving - 1913 In order to work up an appetite & to Hal Tark and I went up to the [illegible] stone the glacier at the head of the flood. During disappointment the record had lasted only two days as the box had drifted so full of snow that the clock stopped. It was very dark coming back but the contrast was heightened by this when we threw open the doors to a magnificent din- nner under our brilliant electric lights. We fed 37 natives after our own dinner and later had a menambeto. Saturday November 29, 1913. When I got out my tripod this am. wth the darkness the visitors had all gone. X'cllaka and Jokshawwuh had also left for the south. The tide gauge is working at last thi- is very encouraging as it would be hard to take long continued observations with our small personnel.