Field Note Book Crocker Land Expedition 1913-1915 No. 52 Greenland VI Etah to Godhaven
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(95) A seal in the ice but it was an old male + so foolish that we ate none of it . gave near 5 clops - quite a night. Cacked skin + flubber. Ran into three snow storms + cold wind near point + beyond also soft snow obstructed progress - Coolcat Lanny got a young one about 3:11 stopped at grocery across bay from air house eat liver, liver + chumst were cooked meat - fine Rock is basalt(?) with abundant spheroidal re-erupted amygd. crudes top + bottom of floors 9 May Saturday B. Calm . Seen warm in sun got away from grotts by 6:30 a.m. Sans having gone ahead in skies at 6:20 - I followed with his team. Long, long day across the seemingly interminable bay under a broiling sun. Sans says its so hot on face + neck did not soften snow or cause a drop of water to run from the numerous