Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915

Hunt, Harrison J.,1878-1967; Crocker Land Expedition Collection; American Museum of Natural History; Crocker Land Expedition(1913-1917)

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FIELD NOTE BOOK CROCKERS LAND EXPEDITION 1895 - 1896 No. 63

Hunt 21 II Hunt 2 gal. bl.- one -- reds-tot. 10 gal. oil, 50 lb crackers,- This at Consistatly 25 gal. can oil Some milk,

Coal, Bazr Mich, 27 1 Juk, 11 1 Mich, 30 1 Juk, 14 1 Mich. Juk, 15 1 Juk, 11 1 Juk, 20 1 Pomice at Carl 400 Bascuit 36 dog dwn 50 dog 4 cases milk ? cans 3 cases oil + 2 cans 7 snusbar 7 yeck

April 1915 Provisions at Big Creek, 4 loads, 1 pick, 50 lbs white crockers 10 cans milk. Or etc. 150lbs white crockers 76 tins blue terrum at Perry hill, Penna 3 gals oil, 9 cans terrum whole wheat flour 100 lbs, 1915 I find at Pen Island 13 cans blue terrum, 8 " red. 100 lbs whole wheat biscuit, in good order, one five gallon can oil pretty used. a lot of women skin for dog feed ( 2 pair snowshoes.

Arblee days & small Tins oil at salmon cache. Find at head Bay Ford about 40 Tins pennican 9 or 10 man pennican

Dec. 6, 1913. Left Stah at 4 A.M., left sed us to pass Cde Alexander, only arrived Derby 5 P.M. after smooth traveling. Put up at Tookeys Igloo which is very large and well kept. Dec. 7- Left Derby 9 A.M., arrived (Heate,) 4 P.M. Stayed at Poodeluna's igloo. Bear ya supper. Dec. 8- Saw Melica & Metik: examina man paralyzed in both legs. Set for Omanoi about 12 m. Built snow house half way & changed. Had tea at Oke a stock 4 m. Coniding wo with us.

Dec 9 left snow house at 11 A.M. arrived Omendi at 9 P.M. and letter for Mrs. from Passmagen who had left with the missionaries 5 days ago, about for supercargo. Stegani Mibya's elder sick girl is better, Combingwa arrived at midnight! Fairly good travelling, but dogs feet sore, and bleed some. Dec 16. Heavy snow wind, once snow blowing. Had breakfast of tea & biscuits (dog) at 7 A.M. Saw sick girl; she is getting well and seems to have had a fever probably typhoid. Sepoyre physic did her good. Gave Mibya Aspirin tablets. Made fire in mission house & moved in, it was not locked.

Dec 11, 1913. We are still in Mission house and very comfortable, The wind is very heavy but slackning sont. Expet man with two fingers to be amputated as soon as weather permits him to travel etc me. Man came & took off two fingers for him. Were assisted will brother. Dec, 12, 1913 x Friday, We are giving dogs feed a rest and start tomorrow. Fine weather, no wind whatever except that one day. Pancoph & Tungene came yesterday.

Dec. 13 1913 Ejengwa & wife come today with two men's dogs. we await 2 days for dogs get rested, then we four go to Kangalookawa together. Rasmussen is expected back any time and I hope to see him before leaving here. cooked 4 looms for dinner today. Ejengwa & wife ate with us, Coridingma & Tungme left for Derby today, Dec. 14 Sunday Slept until 12 m. I made tea & warmed corn corn for the 4 of us. Ejengwa got me a trache, not about 4 pounds, also he cooked a fox while I was out walking.

Dec 11, 1913. We are still in mission house and very comfortable, The weather is very heavy but clearing some. Expect man with two fingers to be amputated as soon as weather permits him to travel into us. Man came & took off two fingers for him. Were assisted with it together, Dec 12, 1913 x Friday. We are giving dogs feed a rest and start tomorrow. Fine weather, no wind whatever except that one day. Panichoff Tunguski came yesterday.

Dec. 13 1913 Egingwa & wife come today with two men's dogs. we wait 2 days for dogs get rested, then we four go to Kangalookawa together. Rasmussen is expected back any time and I hope to see him before leaving here. cooked 4 looms for dinner today. Egingwa & wife ate with us, considering that Tangue left for Derby today. Dec 14, Sunday slept until 12. m, made tea & warmed corn of corn for the 4 of us. Egingwa got me a trache, not about 4 pounds, also he cooked a fox while I was out walking.

Dec. 15 left North Star Bay at 8 A.M. with Merl Engwer, and Cordlockto. Slept in snow igloo with them. Dec 16. Stated at 3A.M. for Kangelukshua over glacier for 10 miles, then down over sea ice where Cordlockto left us going toward Igloutihani, the arched. Gotas igloo at 5 A.M., had fresh seal meat and narthok skin. Dec -17- Staying at gotas igloo eating seal meat and naritok skin. My oil is leaked out. The dogs are resting and we start for Igloutihani Tomorrow at 3 A.M.

Dec 18, 1913 Left Kangaloboma at 5 A.M. on aguatingewa sled. Totally made going with us. Some good going and travelled fastability all day arriving at Igcolhwari at 6.30 Pm. Have news yet of Allen is sick at Etah. Slept one hr and left for Merke with Mucopingwa at 7.30. Stayed Inwitoligloo two hrs and left for Etah with Nacopinguwa, Carudaya & Gooddoctor & Dec 19- Arrived Etah 9 A.M. Find Allen better. The has had backache, blood in urine? and frequent micturition, temp at one time 104, is now 100½-

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"Anorata trip" Jan 25, 1914 Tank, Pemato, Newgaminga, Cudlah, Affel & Broadbath & mysery. Took loads yamreen & X 10 cases milk to the cache at Anorata to be ready for our trip across, Took 6 hrs travelling on force of severe wind, Found cache O.K. Jan 26 Returned to Etch in 4 hrs. Merewful trip, saw no game.

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Feb. 16th, 1914 or at about 2/2, left there. Feb. 11 Leglossomoe where found ok. Feb 12 left at creek B. Feb 13 left with Chas. p. mick forward.

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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.

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Feb 18. All go except Brea & myself who stay until Simpson who has orchitis from bumps, and Apulingwa who has same. All promises are left here. Feb. 19 Feb 2 act as ambulance drivers and at about 9 at night after dark arrived at Peariya hut on Pua Island where we stayed the storm and sleep on its floor. Feb. 20, we remain here today by advice of Simpson, Feb. 21 wind very strong, stay in camp all day.

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Feb. 22 wind strong, but me short arms / tho I stand and make it snow home below Anacosta, about 6 o'clock rising. Feb. 23. after dark storm me make cloth at noon. All in good shape, tho my feet are blistered.

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March. 11 Mac, Inn. Ok., Penuto, Fitz & Crookashoe, left for second start on Crocher land Trip Today, The first stop to be at Andersons or a few miles this side. They got away at 12,45 p.m., Temp 30 below zero and stiff north wind blowing; Touching us, Newcooper we left yesterday with loads of wolves meat, & wait at Pin Island, at Reorgs old head quarters for the others.

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March 11th I am left in charge here at Headquarters. We are expected to feed and shelter the following eskimos, Me-me, wife of Newcahingwa Oo-lie, her 12 y. old son Al-nung-wa, wife of Arka C. Wia Idoo, " Touchingawa al-nay-ah, " Otokoshre Jimmi & mother boye Sammis 3 wota boys Oobloya our hunter & family Audekka hinga, Pemoto's wife & 3 children, Visiting eskimos are given sugar, tea & crockers at meal times..

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1 Bag Coal, March, 11 Got permission to go across & Cleaver land with the Eskimos to hunt Bear or Musk Oxen

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March 12 1914 a very windy day, 34 below zero. The air is full of snow. March 13 1914 Another very windy & snowy day; we all stay indoors, except the watch; Allen is running the engine & charge the batteries for their long rest until next winter.

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March 13 The man on watch gets the meal which comes during that turn. Everything goes satisfactorily. It has put new whole pins holes in its small boat. Very windy & cold, Rabbits for dinner for all. It takes 4 to feed every body.

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Bag coal March 14, 1914 Wind blowing very hard yet, temp -25. Beans for dinner. Are not more than dates for us all. The boys brought over 4 bags of coal today from Provision Point. I think the snow has recently covered the pile here too deep to shovel out.

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Sunday Bgrol. March 15th 1914 Still very windy. After breakfast it ashinere's report of the wolf which had been about for some days, as nearly, and got & shot at it from in front of house. Jots second shot apparently broke a leg, the wolf sat down and star at me mawel afterwards making off on three legs, I shot once missing, got again hit but the wolf made off. The skin went into get woman clothing and after following a short distance I found wolf lying down badly hurt, & ran home for and I was forced to shoot it from behind. It then lay down but was only crippled in hind legs and its intestines were dragging. I came back to house after my 22 fistl

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and such is shot once into the side of the head, killing the wolf instantly. We dragged it & took have on a sledge, took pictures & weighed & measured it, as we had thought some days ago that this was a female. Weight 5 1/2 lbs. yet in fine condition and all white with somewhat dirty. Measurements: Height for shoulder 2 ft 5 1/2 in 2 ft 5 1/2 Lengths total - 4 ft 8 1/2 in . tail - 1 ft 2 in . skull - 11 ins or not the back of skull. Birth neck of fore legs 2 ft 4 in.

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March 16/4 Better weather, 25 below zero and almost no wind, after dinner I get two rabbits & female one in the morning. The engine is running for [illegible] last day today making 5 days in all & charge up [illegible] cells preparatory & putting them out of use for 9 mo.

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mch 18, 1914 Same 2 oblits. june 1 '1 Snowing gently, Cast luna very light 29 below at 9.4 a.m., 14 '1 '1 6 P.M.

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Mar. 19, 1911. Strong wind with drifting snow 15 below zero. Jennie & Donnie saw carload truck up in Jota Valley today. Donnie shot one rabbit,

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Feb 20, 1911 Poodloona the brother of Pewato arrives from Denmark with a letter from Rossmusser and are from the States by way of Denmark for $40 & $50 each, He states that Colligson advises one that Stoffans's ship has been lost and they are wintering on board a whaler. Very good weather. No wind. 15 below zero

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rch 21, 1914 cold windy day every body indoors.

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March 22, Roadloona shot 3 rabbits, oodle me and after getting dinner I got one. In afternoon Were and Turchingwa came from Glowzwa nie. Having made trip in one march,

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March 23, 1914 Touchingara & Poadlona left this morning for Jerby & Peter arvit, Allen went with them with store, oil & provisions, to stay until favorable time for coming up. Apela arrived with 4 pieces of meat and wont clothes, dog grease, sugar, & tea and corn meal & oil.

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March 23, 1914 Shot at robber and jimmied me. Saw a ribbon tracks look in Tarba Valley today, Very quiet, almost no wind.

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March 24. North east wind, Temperature above Zero on degree at dawn. Temp. 9 below zero every body stayed in.

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March, 25, 1914 German, 5 above zero mast all day. I afternoon Polivia, Sipsu Becalock & Cudla come in with valuable meat. Sipsu & Polivia are going cross of the cheer day of tomorrow. Polivia has a lot of meat and dog food. Allen is as nerky today.

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Mar 26 1915 Temp +6 at noon N.E. wind blowing very hard, have traded for one fox skin and 7 pieces of walrus meat. Tobacco, 3 tennies, one match, 2lgs sugar & tea, 2 small boxes dog biscuit. He are outfitted tobacco for his bear hunting trip enil 12 1/2 crockers, 2 gal oil 1 blue flour store, sugar, tea and box 44 cartridges,

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March, 27, 1914 Here and the boys went until the visiting cousins to Derby today. Alvira & Jepson left for Bear Hunt at some time.

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March 25 / 814, Temp of Mronts A Brochen came today with 7 eskimoes, several of whom are going across to hunt Beors. The ice boat is ready but for once there is no wind,

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Dec. 29, 1914. Quiet day. I got one rabbit.

Mac. Hos at Bay Fjord. 38 gals oil. 1500+ lbs. Jennic 285 Biscuit 72+ cans milk. I hos found lots of musk ox meat. Kiota is to have a sledge, but not a rifle, He is to hose some food. I have no instructions from Mr. William about thin but Elo, has told me,

March 30, 1914 Cshnwo left for Derby until Alrea. Ch' Koto come in from Pain Island. Ch' has ulcers on both feet from frost bite, but is well otherwise.

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Feb 31st 1914. Homograph is out above zero almost all day and about 6 below at night. Mr Froecher's theodolite is out of order and he has decided not to go north this year. He may go with him to Melville Bay & do geological surveying by sledge trip in a few days.

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Musk of Trip. First day, & Pen Island, Just day layed there, windy, Third day at Place where Porkhoslook was sick. 26 below C

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Bear & meat ox Apr [illegible] First sleep Conmully until next Jennie. April 20 2kth. Next sleep Pendstones in Perry Hut, feed doggen walrus hide. Saw two fresh Bear trails. April 23. Next sleep some place Plenty food for dogs some weed for store & some dry moss, windy. wolrus meat frozen by wind, broke back eyeball. Have not seen & Norwals ache yet or next wind.

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"4th sleep some here yesterday enabled & [illegible] came with skins & meat. Also [illegible] I went after [illegible] catch failed to reach it on across [illegible]. Think fine or mat and a game. 5th sleep same flow Today we start for Body Flores. [illegible] & enabled for [illegible] 6th sleep in large snow igloo on ice near lost years cache. I but one seals white furs & 10 cans milk. Abjucal, shoots a seal, warm.

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7th sleep at Island cooke Stood for head of Fogler A road to day. 8th sleep half way cross land detwen Fogler & Bay found in Esk igloo. no rabbits, over them stormy yesterday. 9th sleep about 5 miles down left shore Bay found at mouth of "river" Eskimo shot one rabbit yesterday. no musk ox in sight but can see one seal on ice now.

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10th sleep in bay to left about three miles. shot one small she bear yesterday on ice berg, one dog fell off and was killed. No musk ox yet. 11th sleep shot three bears yesterday. Mother & Two one year old cubs, did not come comp but saw them from top of ice berg near by. Then stuffed the dogs. Praise be to God!

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12th sleep On ice near mouth of Bay Fjord. Got one very large male bear yesterday, tore off skin claws skull & all for seeing if deserved. Took musk ox. 13th sleep in lee of iceberg off North end of large Island off mouth of Bay Fjord, windy & wood came early. May fresh leon tracks, killed ten musk ox on land near camp. have 9 skins

with 5 heads, on returning to camp 2 shot a large female wolf, entirely white. Have fed dogs well and after skins are dry in the sun will start for Utah. Plenty of oil t crockers, good travelings.

14th sleep Same place, cleaning and drying shirts. I went to place where we killed creek & goshawk but saw no wolves or foxes, Sunny weather will come around. Today we start for home, - Eskimo has had legs and suffers tome.

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13th sleep Book when killed first bear. fear dogs on its meat & am two wolves. 16th sleep at head of Bay F.... Hall rest today less to shoot seal one fear dogs before attempting glacier trip, oil & biscuits plenty, mind or wet cap & some snow,

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17th sleep on land at foot of ice cap, sledges heavy and making short marches, 18th sleep on ice cap. have come up the steepest slopes. 19th sleep at Eke first rush of igloo Eskimo shot 3 rabbits.

20th sleep at Island Castle 2 boxes & 6 cans man pennies, megallin oil, 150 lbs biscuit, of which 25 are white. 21st sleep at Pen Oslor 11 mon pennies 6 doz 150 lbs black biscuits 4 gals oil small tins. 22nd sleep Lots [crossed out] land at Annotah. carn & smorning.

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Littlton Island about May 28. Newcapine left us on ice foot on big Island on western side. Left steers 2nd sleep moved tents & core furths & got out of wind. shot two robins. Came this one robin & one nowye; 3rd sleep tame place. Shot other cider ducks at are shot, in air, two are goods for specimens. Took skyl & top of hills. Found Sipsus coke wild eggs & ducks. Set trap for gull. Saw one sand piper, lots of cider ducks, old squaws & sea pigeons. Snow everywher yet & hard work to travel into it. There is ice between the two islands

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But & to north there is open water & between Big island & main land. The Sound is fully flocking sea. 4th sleep. Same place. That one rolled today, same small floo & sand pipes, can not get near them, shall try to get to Ethel tomorrow, by by about main land and then walk on ridges where snow is light or none still. Can not get any due just now or at snow still.

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Lipsu's Beer Shop Biscuits - 2 t - 70joe - 5lb2. 2 bezs 0,- -

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Sjous Beerben Biscuit - 2 t oil - 20 jol Sugar - 5 lbz. Tea - 2 bez [illegible] Knijer leye Cupper 2 bez Fea 2 bez Tobacco 6 Hogs.

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12 2\frac{1}{2} 1 120 qts. oil. 64 \frac{64}{128} 120 lbs. Crashes. 1 axe. X 4 spoons X 2 cans dog penmen 128 lbs. Formaline Vaseline or Hazeline cream Reading matter. 2 cases condensed milk 1 saw knife X 5 boxes 44X 4 spoons X 5 spools 3A Film

Refraction Tables, Temperatures. Cenligiral. To reduce Fahrenheit & centigrade degrees, add 32 and multiply by 5/9. Example. 20 below zero Fahenheit = 20+72 = 52 x 5/9 = 260/9 = -28 altitude of Sun -30°C -25°C -20°C 8° 7.49 7.33 7.16 90 6.69 6.55 6.42 100 6.04 5.91 5.80 110 5.50 5.37 5.27 120 5.05 4.94 4.85 130 4.66 4.56 4.47

centigrade -15° -10° -5° 7,4 6,91 6,78 6,24 6,18 6,06 5,68 5,57 5,47 5,17 5,07 4,97 4,75 4,66 4,57 4,37 4,29 4,21

Semidiameters for March, 1914 22 16' - 4''+ 23 16 - 4+ 24 16 - 4+ 25 16 - 3+ 26 16 - 3+ 27 16 - 3+ 28 16 - 2+ 29 16 - 2+ 30 16 - 2+ 31 16, - 2+ April 1 16- 1 2 16 - 1 3 16 - 1 4 16 - 1 5 16 - 6 16 - 7 16 -

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80° 55' [illegible] 81, 18' Cape Town Table No observations earlier 7th 21 Example. Double altitude of Sun = 12° 36' index correction = + 0-3' divide by 2 t 2) 12 39' observed altitude = 6° 19' 30" Semidiameter tables + 16 6° 35.30 Refraction - 9 Subtract for Zenith distance 6-24,30 =81-24.30 Declination + 6-23,41 89,48,11.

March 1915 For Dr. Hunt

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June 9, 1913 Dear Hal you and your Pa have just gone off fishing with Dr. Clough. I hope you will like the pictures Elsie will take of me to-morrow if it is pleasant. I leave some of your Dad for you too dear you see. Mrs. M & Elsie's letter just received saying she would be glad to knit some stockings for me.

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"for you and I hope they will prove useful. I quote her letter "I esteem it quite a privilege to do anything to serve you and add to the comfort of one that never considered his comfort when this place was in this care. I have said a whole lot for one that is no hand at speech making" Hurrah for Mrs. W. I hope these letters will help toward your comfort to dear. I have been pressing dresses since you left and may be when you.

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read this or dancing Ruth's rocks or telling a story. Life is certainly made up of little things mostly. It is away here & day I and I hope with you when you get this. Graceous what a brute square Guess I lead better stop Until my ideas are brighter. May there be sunshine in your heart- always my love, my dear one, yours forever Winnie-

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Etah, North Greenland, March 11th., 1914. Dr. H.J. Hunt Headquarters Crocker Land Expedition Etah, North Greenland Sir: Following my departure today for Ellesmere Land you are in charge of Headquarters of Crocker Land Expedition until further orders. If anything should happen to prevent my return with the main party Jot has letters of instruction. You are expected to feed and shelter the following Eskimos until the return of the supporting parties when I shall notify you just what to do with each: 1. We-we 2. Oo-dia 3. Al-ning-wah 4. Es-wid-doo 5. Al-nay-ah 6. Jimmie 7. Sammie 8. Qo-bloo-yah and Family 9. Pee-wah-to's Family You are free to call upon these people for any and whatever help you may desire. The three boys are to be given tobacco. OO-bloo-yah is to be treated as one of gthe family and is to be given whatever he may ask for in reason. be traded for if needed. Meat brought up the line by the Eskimos is to In general give small bag tea, small bag sugar, and dog biscuit. Whenever you can trade oil do so. Would advise you to take account of provisions very soon in order that we may know how we stand for another year and also just what we can trade without depriving ourselves of something which is needed. Visitors are to receive from now on nothing but tea, sugar, and biscuit. Would try the boys on rabbits and if they use too many cartridges would not loan the rifles. You are responsible now for safety of house and equipment. Keep a careful eye on everything. Try to be on the spot when sledges arrive and when they leave so that you amy know what is on the sledges. When Rasmussen's man arrives treat him in the very best possible way making it just as pleasant for him as you can. If we are not back in June you may know that we are cut off by open water and will try to spend the summer at Cape Sabine or in that vicinity. If shop comes to our rescue let party la land there or on stretch of coast zouth where you will find a cairn with letters. If you come to musk-ox ground s try to leave a good cache of meat on our trail. Truly yours Wes

2024 17 April 1963 To: Mr. J. F. Kennedy, White House, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. President: I am writing to you today in response to your recent statement regarding the situation in Vietnam. I wish to express my concern about the ongoing conflict and its impact on our national security and foreign policy objectives. The United States has been involved in Vietnam for several years now, and while we have made significant progress in certain areas, there remain many challenges that must be addressed if we are to achieve a lasting peace in Southeast Asia. One of the primary concerns is the role of North Vietnam in supporting the insurgency efforts against South Vietnam. The continued flow of supplies and personnel from the north poses a serious threat to our allies and undermines our efforts to stabilize the region. Another critical issue is the involvement of communist forces within South Vietnam itself. These groups, often referred to as the Viet Cong, have been able to exploit local grievances and gain support among segments of the population, thereby complicating our military operations and diplomatic efforts. In light of these challenges, I believe it is imperative that we reassess our strategy and approach to the Vietnam War. We must consider alternative methods for achieving our goals, such as increased diplomatic engagement with both sides of the conflict and a more focused effort on counterinsurgency tactics. Furthermore, we should explore ways to strengthen our alliances in the region and ensure that our partners are fully committed to the cause of freedom and democracy in Southeast Asia. This may involve providing additional aid and support to friendly governments and encouraging them to take a more active role in resisting communist aggression. Finally, I urge you to consider the long-term implications of our actions in Vietnam. It is essential that we act responsibly and prudently, taking into account not only our immediate interests but also the broader goals of promoting peace and stability in the world. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on these issues. Sincerely, [Your Name] cc: Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE SIMPLEX SPIROMETER. Hang the Spirometer upon a hook securely to the wall about the height of the shoulders and situated so as not to come into contact with doors or movable furniture. Thoroughly ventilate the room and allow the entrance of all the fresh air possible, weather permitting, in order that the lungs may be ventilated and the exercises invigorating. Remove all clothing that tends to bind chest, waist or abdomen from expanding freely;—belts and corsets especially must be laid aside. Keep the shoulders turned backwards and be careful not to raise the shoulder blades or collar bone, keeping all the muscles flexible. At each test, have the hand point to the figure “0” turning it to the right or left by means of the nickeled hub. AVERAGE LUNG CAPACITIES. Height 5 feet 180 cubic inches “ 5 2 inches 185 “ “ “ 5 4 190 “ “ “ 5 6 195 “ “ “ 5 8 205 “ “ “ 5 10 215 “ “ “ 6 feet 230 “ “

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Head of Rentsall-Glind March 18th, 1914 Dear Doctor: Weege has decided that he has helped us all that he can and wants to go back to Derby. We are getting along all right and I am feeling better. He should strike much- soon in a couple of days. Let Weege have the following: 25 lbs Rice 5 " Can Sugar 3 " Tea 20 Pkgs Beef with papers Durham and his homathills He is giving me Willie and all pigs. If he do not strike meat in three days two more boys will be back in that time. Let Weege also

Long Day 1 Can Walla Walla 1 Gin, Sugar 20 Jones Matches 1 cup mixed salt & Pepper 1 bag of 6 Cables Red 4 boxes cocoa chocolate 1 box Green

have his 44 and 3 boxes cartridges. Sincerely Yours Mace Hope every thing is going all right. Meeus will tell you exactly what supplies there are at Jo-lo-wah-nee and Tah-mau-witz. Yanking-rah that one year coming across channel.

Tuesday April 14, 1914 35th day Capt Thomas Hubbard Very dear Hal: We are here all ready for the Polar Sea. Dogs in good shape (Greens have rested three days) and plenty of food. Will probably leave the land tomorrow. I delayed 9 days hunting my way wife to wait for reuniting party. They have done excellent works arriving here & Grows behind me with dogs dying, loosing it in all, New-ear-fung- wal 5, Arbelio 4, and Green 2. We are giving them 3 to help us getting back. These two boys are to be beated in our best possible manner. If they want to stay town they can do so, if they care to hunt for their own meal lea biscuit, sugar and

all they need, let them use whatever rifles they care to -- in other words lean and give them as much as possible. Would appreciate it if the boys could look up some old clothing, stubs, pants, caps, etc. and give to them. We want clear records that we reward good work. A clear day yesterday but could see Iceland off there. We shall remain on ice 25 days and if land is there we shall get it if not held up by open water. Shall leave here for home May 13th. This is a wonderful game country; have killed up to date: 4 musk-oxen, 9 caribou, 3 white foxes, 3 white- wolves, 21 hare, 4 ptarmigan. Have shot these all from trail. You or

Some of the boys should come to help us with skins and hides and game come shooting yourself. You could get very rich everything at big caches excepting oil. On face I guess there are 150 this biscuit, 20 times much. You could come over in 7 days into Bay River hill much over wolves, jules bear, while- wait for me at igloo and meet me there about May 22nd and go home together. If you come or send some of the boys bring the following: Tee-rah b's mittens, also pair for Green and myself,

6 cans milk, 2 tins sweet liver pate, one J butter, 5- rolls J films. I have worried considerably about our supply of biscuit, have decided we cannot feed pilots. Since there nothing we have our boys now who will stay by us and do not require any more. Am writing the as well in regard to this. Look out for dripping water in the house. Let everything from point if possible including oil. The Echinas are sealing and we must watch our supplies for another year. Regards to all the boys, Mae

Like to go with the To reach Panama City together in a Large team of Journalists. Everything is good well now, The Train Camped here within striking distance of Crocker Land 150 miles Panamanian, 2 & 3 days biscuit 72 cans water and if get out, I believe I could go on with one division and do the whole route to make again. Care. I am sending both & Cribage for more oil and a little more Glummers from Lieq cache. Pee-wah. In a hot-al time and I will move as slowly calculating with the return trip. You can expect us back if all goes well about June 1st. Mine is a quitter, and absolutely no good. If he is still there Bay Word. March 31st, 1914. Dear Wal: One obliged to send the pack on account of condition of his feet. He seems good and will be a great loss to me and the expedition. Both after him carefully and get him back into the field as soon as possible. Although you are in charge of us at liberty to go and come as he pleases. Let him plan his own trips and put him out with promises, I want him to take charge of all provisions from now on will take detail work and can always keep you informed as to just how much of each kind of food we can care for weeks and what we can trade. If Banks would

"Dick" comes out. She will tell you the story. He does not deserve what I wrote you to give him, but I tried to get him away without influencing the Ashinios. As for Lou-cling-rals, it is a decision and get away without me seeing him. Give him nothing unless he asks. As I hear this wheel was my agreement with him. If you get it give him 12 1/2 bacon, or large tea, small fryer, his hatelot and his saw knife, rolling oil, watch Mens, he will trial tobacco candy, and everything else. All the toys not tried. But good hope that all stand with me in this matter. I am convinced he has come no more harm than good. Once he left all Ashinios have been fine and well go to hunt. Get Lou-cling-rals rifle and cartridge and I would... Hear everything is going all right. Have frequent consultations with Els and Paul-- if you want to come over here she will tell you all about it and what bringing. Regards, Walt sincerely yours Wae.

April 6. 125270R Double altitude from sextan 12° 36' Index correction + 3' 2)12 39 altitude - - - - - 6° 19' 20" semidiameter, from tables - - - + 16' ⊖ 6 85 36 Refraction and parallax [illegible] - 9' corrected altitude 6 26 30 (subtract from 90°) zenith distance 83 33 30 Declination 6 23 41 Latitude 89° 57' 11" dec. from nom. of date 6 18 58 correction for longitude + 4 43 6 23 41 Magnetic declination at Cape Shroma Huttard vicinity N 140° W 90 6 26 30 .30

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Warky, N.W., Greenland. Mon. 10th, 1915. My dear sister, I have been thinking of you nearly all day as I know you have if me. No cake or dinner or gifts makes the day bearable. Real meat, crackers, and water has been my fare and will be for a few days as I cannot get out of here until it becomes colder. About ten days ago I left Etah for Thule to see what the ship had left me in the way of supplies for another year. The sea ice was not frozen around,

Cafe Alexander so we came over the ice cap - ten sledges in all, men, women, children, babies, and pups. On the summit we camped unable to keep our course owing to a heavy mist and slight fall of snow. If you could have looked at us before this scene you would have been interested - ten sledges, a hundred dogs, two of my tents illuminated by the Prussian glowers, two big fat fires blazing in the shelter walls, snow blocks throwing out long and grotesque shadows glancing at all and especially at the men and boys playing "Blind Man's Buff"! I venture to say that the game has never been played in such an environment before and with slight possibility of the blind man ever catching any body! This over I taught them cross tag. Picture the Professor as the papers call him, your old uncle Dudley playing cross

to say that we were one of the boys of this country, you can't grow old. These years go by but time is a little same. Grey hairs or no hair, or wings cause us worry. The next day we started down the glacier. So many sledges following each other promised some excitement and we got it. My sledge seemed around broadside. A warning cry caused me to jump over the sledge as a galloping dog team rushed into me full tilt. Ten dogs snapped the trace line and away they went just as another sledge jibed me for I was turning a little boy on to his face and nearly yanking the hind legs of a yup tied around his belly on top of the sledge. Whatever Yandewining might be here it was - forking and cowling of dogs, yelling of men, and crying of children. Eventually we were straightened.

"Put" again and "4 arrived at sea ice below Cape Chalon. Here at Wely I have a good warm Eskimo igloo which I was planning to use as a hunting station. Job has been here for six weeks and is at home now-- as I drove into Karnak about 30 miles below there Os-tale North Pole came pan out to meet me. Apparently he imagined the news first that my provisions had been landed some distance below Karnak, second that Green was on his way to Cdale while I thought strange as he had gone home in the cliff, and third that the cliff had either gone down or up he did it round which !! the next day Green came in and gave me the whole story. Learning here also they were circled by ice and obliged to winter in Parker Snow--

"Bay whetie is some 150 miles below Catala. Fortunately I had ordered extra supplies which will tide them over. Some of them want to go home and for this reason I am carrying back to Catala for pens for clothing. Whoses leaves will do so with the mail team about the first of January. The ship will break out in July and sail up after our equipment and specimens. Tonight it is morning with a warm southerly wind. While cracks and much open water have formed to the north of us. Ellis, I fear, will keep us here for a few days. I hope to arrive at chief by Mon 25th and back on Christmas morrow to get ready for my long trip in March. Am 41 today, Lottie. This natural

(6) for a man to defend his age, a better way is to prove it. On left 25- I left here at 4 o clock in the after- noon in our little 12 foot yunt. The nights were dark and the water was freezing. I rowed all night through ice and through herds of walrus, out around Cape Alexander in a dense fog and snow storm continually for 18 hours and a half waking clear the next morning. Years ago I might have been able to do this but I doubt it. My arms were not the least tired but my legs were a bit wobbly. This is personal but I know that a good sister worries at times over her brother who might be rich. She has been the healthiest of the whole party and will continue to be so, to remain so I am. Going to bed. That's 11:30 and Dave had a long drive Friday. Good night my dear, lovingly yours Dan

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March 1914. Declination Sunday 22 = 24. 30'' 23 = 48 + 11'' 24 1-11 - 60'' 25 1-35 - 28 26 1-59 - 3 27 2-22 - 36 28 2-46 - 6 Sunday 29 3-9 - 33 30 3-32 - 55 31 3-56 - 14 April 1914. 1 4-19 - 32 2 4-42 - 41 3 5-4- 4 5-28 - 43 5 5-51 - 36 6 6-17 - 22 7 6-37 - 1 8 9 10 AMNH LIBRARY 100231684