Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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m 3 people - Peesal Mr and his Lati me cutting up face of glacier where we are to haul our loads to morrow. A novel thing I course tonight built right up against a new bank against the face of the glacier, Temperature 4 1/2 below. Tuesday March 17th St Patrick's day in the morning. And a perfect one for our work. Have carried up over the front of the glacier and well both over 4800 lbs of provision and equipment. This has been all done with two line even two of the Guides limping their somethings up weighing 125 lbs. When we first looked at the almost perpendicular ice wall of the face of the glacier it seemed impossible but Pee was to leisurely