J.B.E. each left a dog behind wh. had gotten to a foot better in a fight. but on my note instead of my team - left shirt for fear of wind By the Time we were well away from the land the N.W. breeze struck us and within an hour we were so cold that K stopped + put on his kahfet- tah and I my koolatah. goin was bad with slush under deep snow Was in up to my knees several times missed the kahnootik once on somethin' or it + he did not know that I was absent till I called to him to stop. Every K's dogs got away one at a time + left us stranded but he who was far ahead sent Neman back - two days did pull the sleds on hard snow. For several miles threaded way amidst countless large traps front of ice cap continuous along sea for long distances. Several prominent novatiks Camp about 5 o'clock beside of small bay. 25 April Wednesday - evening right shortasday + koloodenma left on their sleds.