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Feb 14,
Etchaskhe sick.
On orth, Okoya
Tumshurá got on,
I wait until such
man, as Mac, to
come up.
Feb 15
Stay with Etchaskhe
Feb 16,
Start on with Etotashke
riding. Had some more of
Ch & his whives.
Feb 17.
Mac, Wm & Penato caught
us at noon. Both we
came up & advance
partly encased in snow
shoes, until two sick
eskimos & others
unwilling to proceed.
Decided to turn back
& make fresh start later.