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over safe ice with about an inch (100)
Y snow on it. arr.at J
22 May Tuesday Arr. Henasake at
base 1 "Little Ummamate" mondmin at
4:20 a.m. and sorted Jens Fleicher
out of bed, but he was cheerful & cor
dial. He is K.R.'s uncle - Was born
in Upernivik + is 70 yrs old tho he does
not look to be 60. Remembers Hull,
Kane, Hayes, the Chinkerie W[illegible]
Turned in at 6:10 and slept well
till after 12 + got up about 1 pm.
Had delicious fried Flammign
breasts for dinner Flag up.
Arr going on tonight with 3 Kahnwuts.
Hul present wit[illegible] Jens Fleicher
who is a rather comical person -
I will take no pay for myself or others
Kander can at 7-4th. temp - 6.5 C
gotta 9 dogs then 8 + 00les (or bodie) 8
23 May Wednesday arr Keker Tak at 6:30
a.m. after an interesting ride over
the land, which enjoyable too, with
the exception of 1/2 - 1/4 mile of walk
down a spred sled on a 30° slope
of soft snow with occasional patch
of longions hard snow. This little way
was the most severe tax on me I think
of anything in the whole trip, though
(Major Karsuatsuk)