Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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Wednesday, April 29th 50th day Again we get- it-. Old Tornjak, the Arctic devil did not see us come in yesterday from out- to sea fuel layed for us today. It began to blow a bit- as we were eating breakfast- Was afraid it would so was up at 3-30. Instructed Green to to examine Peary's cave on joint and put in a record and got- away at once walking ahead of my dogs. Gradually the wind increased in force until finally it was a flight- to get the dogs to face the blinding drift. At- last we found our last land igloo and crawled in. It had drifted nearly full but a few minutes work made it habitable. Our big clothes bag was stuffed into- the door way, the lamp lighted, the tea and kumican boiled and here we are warm and comfortable sitting to the rush of wind and drifting snow sweeping over us.