Field Note Book Crocker Land Expedition 1913-1915 No. 52 Greenland VI Etah to Godhaven
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I reached a big, square sided berg at 6 o'clock and as soon as the men arrived we made camp on theeward side. all afternoon we have been approach- ing a headland that must be the one that I photo'd from the 'Cruft' as cape Walker or perhaps Wellham Is. but Kolwotengway says that Tooli- toolikseal is in a cave on the south side of the promontory hence this must be Cape Seddon. 21 April. Saturday - 73 - calm or W1-2 - not so cold as yesterday - this cold spell of lovely weather is fortunate for me. K was up at 6 o'clock, starting off. After off all did some mending K fixed the stick of a snowshoe that broke as I was testing the thickness of the snow on arriving at campsite last night - Dogs got the last of the meat dust night, supplemented by 4 cans jermeine to make up a feed. We now have 4 cans left which I have said must be kept for our own food good thing that were so near Tooltoolikseal. at 8:30 I started forward on snow shoes in the same ENR course and the men followed overtaking me about 10 o'clock - I had passed over