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5-2
23 April - Monday . Think overcast +
somewhat hazy . Not cold . Calm or
E 1-2 here , but still "ahnnoesnah"
outside Kolootengwaq says .
Etokkas'ooq ( no relation to the
Etah man , I believe ) came in last
night having had good success
on his bear hunt , getting a mother
and two cubs.
Kolootengwaq served up a bit of
raw nanook this morning , for
which I was much obliged because
I find the bear skin hard to sew .
These men have to be rather expert
with the needle since they are on
the trail so much . K has dried
one pair of kamikis for me here
too .
K says that E is 18 years old .
Etokas'ooq gave us a chunk of bear
meat . Cigars are a good lubricant !
I + E slept till about noon -
The Eskimos seem to get along without
much sleep when on the trail as the
weather is favorable to travel , as K
says ; but on the other hand they seem
unable of enduring sleep when off-
hunting . By open -
Took a walk of about 2 miles
on the sea ice down after noon