Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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Sunday, March 22nd Saturday March 21st. The Vernal Equinox and the best day we have had for many reasons. First clear as a bell, and strong sun light all day, all of us doing this best in waking up. This frozen country. But last week had but little effect as it has been +7/2 below zero. 3rd, we came killed 7 musk oxen and are right living pigs on heart, tongue, liver and lirlin steaks. The Vals & I started the three heads cols on a cliff ride about 3 miles away just after breakfast. As went along with him and Arlie to get a specimen for the University Illinois. They found it instead of 3 which ran us a steep talus to a height of 200 feet and from this stand with rods to the cliff following the report of the rifles two dead bodies could be