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

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Crocker Land Trip FIELD NOTE BOOK CROCKER LAND EXPEDITION 1913 - 1915 No. 2

Obs. alt - 40° 04' 00" S.D + 15 46" D 23 27 20.5 Corr. + 13 21 2.c., + 3 H.D + 0.32 a 40° 17' 21" 18 46 Rong 4 z 49° 42' 39" D.iff. - 4' 23" Corr + 1".28 d .23 27 22 +# y₁ - 1.02 Sec 23°27'22 L 73 10 01 N - 5.25 Corr + 13' 21 On the Cane - 31' 20" Macmils- Off " " + 33' 10 1914 2 ) + 1.50 2.c., + 0.55 Temple & College Living at 78° --- 12.529 Want 14.428 statute 79° --- 11.499 13.242 80 --- 10.465 12.051 81 --- 9.428 10.857 82 --- 8.394 9.659 83 * 7.349 8.458 84 --- 6.300 7.253 85 --- 5.253 6.049 86 --- 4.205 4.842 87 --- 3.154 3.632 88 --- 2.103 2.422 89 --- 1.052 1.211 90 0 0

Дебаты с Гигилией 1914 У.п.- Ком Стал. 10.0 11.5 13.2 10.5 11.7 13.5 11.0 12 13.8 11.5 12.8 14.1 12.0 12.6 14.5 12.5 12.9 14.8 13.0 13.1 15.1 13.5 13.3 15.3 14.0 13.6 15.6 14.5 13.8 15.9 15.0 14.1 16.2 16.0 14.5 16.7 17.0 14.9 17.2 18.0 15.4 17.7 19.0 15.8 18.2 20.0 16.2 18.7 21.0 16.6 19.1 22.0 17 19.6 23.0 17.4 20 24.0 17.7 20.4 25.0 18.2 20.9 26.0 18.4 21.7 27.0 19.2 22.1 28.0 19.6 22.5 29.0 19.9 22.9 30.0 20.1 23.2 31.0 20.5 23.6 32.0 20.8 24 33.0 21.1 24.2 34.0 21.5 24.7 35.0 21.7 25 36.0 22.1 25.4 37.0 22.3 25.7 38.0 22.7 26.1 40.0 22.9 26.4 41.0 23.2 26.7 42.0 23.5 27.1 43.0 23.8 27.4 LUPA HISTORY 2.4.7 42.0 2.4.8 2.8 46.0 2.4.6 2.8.3 47.0 2.4.8 2.8.6 49.0 2.5.1 2.8.9 49.0 2.5.4 29.2 50.0 2.5.6 29.5 52.0 26.1 30.1 54.0 26.7 30.7 56.0 27.1 31.2 58.0 27.6 31.6 60.0 28 32.3 62.0 28.4 32.9 64.0 29 33.4 66.0 29.4 33.9 68.0 29.9 70.0 30.3 34.3 72.0 30.7 35.4 74.0 31.3 35.7 76.0 31.6 36.4 78.0 32 36.9 80.0 32.4 37.2 82.0 32.8 37.8 84.0 33.2 38.3 86.0 33.6 38.7 88.0 34 39.2 90.0 34.4 39.6 92.0 34.7 40 94.0 35.2 40.5 96.0 35.5 40.9 98.0 35.9 41.3 100. 36.2 41.7 102. 38 43

Height ft. 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 2500 2600 2700 2800 2900 3000 3100 3200 3300 3400 3500 3600 3700 3800 3900 4000 4100 4200 4300 4400 4500 4600 4700 4800 4900 5000 39.6 41.3 42.9 44.4 45.8 47.2 48.6 49.9 51.2 52.5 53.8 55 56.2 57.3 58.5 59.6 60.6 61.8 62.8 63.8 64.9 65.9 66.9 67.8 68.8 69.7 70.7 71.6 72.5 73.4 74.3 75.2 76.1 76.9 77.7 78.6 79.4 80.2 81 88.8 96 108.7 114.6 56.6 47.6 49.4 51.1 52.8 54.4 56 57.5 59 60.5 61.9 63.3 64.7 66 67.3 68.6 69.8 71.1 72.3 73.5 74.7 75.9 77 78.1 79.2 80.3 81.4 82.4 83.5 84.5 85.6 86.6 87.6 88.5 89.5 90.5 91.4 92.4 93.3 102.2 110.5 125.2 132

"Thursday Feb 12th 1914 Following 20 miles out turn and 22 below zero but we got away at 11-15 after loading everyone good bye. Rammers came down on the ice to see us off. Jol and George took pictures of us both. To our astonishment when we came to Sunrise Point there was such a high tide that it had so over flowed the ice that that it was impossible to proceed. Therefore we returned home planning to start tomorrow early on the low water. My tie did good at - 3 below. Doc us care pulled 30 mill clear without him. Friday Feb 12 to 1st day Anoribot: Friday Feb 13 th! Everything did right as far. Got a good start and ran up with a 3/4 hour. When nearly to Sunrise Point & discovered that we had forgotten the provisions is such that both at one saw division other

land without horses We let the dogs go slow to that he might catch up with us. We found everything good as we expected with the exception of 3 cases of oil. 1 case missing, and the one evidenced with luck. Fortunately I thought it thing enough gasoline in our tanks to keep the dogs sound. Looks like all we should have a good run now - 37 1/2 miles up. Saturday the 4th, to below zero this morning grew in falling, so cat get away until 10-15. Thinking there may not be anything at Tglo-Schul-me (Cafe Sabine) I let the boys put on 6 gal oil and 2 cans blue gasoline. Cafe Sabine Must have beaten all records Friday evening cross Smith found at 6 cows - 53 years ago

it looks Dr Hayes 3 & days! Had excellent going following edge of sea clear, see the new steag many bear tracks find also white whales. the boys ahead as us knew we did not have dog Seminole and other supplies so as we coming up to Mary's old mudlet quarters we found a cabin on the lee 1/4 mile, biscuit and 5 Seminole. Good work we come one's back. We find this house much of a mess, dirty, and dark - a striking contrast to our child- hood houses. It seems much like an old hut at home which we would find in the woods. If Pearl remained in this hut two years it deserves to be called Pile. The male is not well weight, has a head ache and swollen testicles.

Sunday, Feb. 15, 3rd day Tonight promises to be a little less than comfortable. We have no tent and there is no snow for an igloo so we are compelled to seek up at Grant's Hotel with the sky for a roof and the ice for our bed. It is 50 below- zero, a rather low tempera- ture for sleeping in wet underclothes. Will place my bags on the ice against my sledge, lie down with everything on cover me self with my sleeping bag and musk-ox skin. Am blessing the happy thought which prompted me to have deer skin blanket-pouches made. They are a very important item of one's equipment and should always be carried as it- might mean the difference between going on and returning with frozen feet.

Thursday Feb. 16th never again if I can possibly avoid it-shivered and shook all night but managed to sleep a little between the 'shooks'. Finally got up and ran around on the ice foot- to get warm. Had excellent sledding on the ice foot but a little heavy across Alexandra Fjord. Found a note- from the Doctor saying he had slept there three nights- with E-wob-al-shue who has the mumps. Passed two dead dogs an ominous sign for so early in the game. Again we are to try the open air treatment no snow for an igloo. But it promises to be a little better than last night- as we have made a good fire of biscuit boxes and will sleep in our bags as close as possible.

Tuesday Feb. 17th A bit too close. I awoke in the night almost suffocated with smoke to find the boole-tail teg under my head all alaze, "she leg and hak-dich shar" of my sheep skin boole-tah are partly burned but no other damage. Overtook the doctor and E - in about two hours this morning. E- cannot walk on account of swollen testicles but is all smiles and wants to go on. Was astonished to overtake whole expedition here in Hayes Fiord. Hoblaw informs me that the Eskimos refuse to go on for various reasons, the chief one being that their dogs are in bad shape due to salt in kermican. Other reasons given are that it is too early, that the men are all sick or will be, that there is no

"food on the back trail. Three men only say they will go on Archib" eddie-ling-walk and New-car-fring-walk. Mene has talked with them and finds out they all want to go back to Eldah, feed off the dogs or walrus meat and try it again. I have decided that among the number there are many quitters and much dead timber which I must get rid of so am going back to reorganize. Sifaro and Ab-felling walk are too rich to devote so will leave them with Hal and Green. They have killed 9 seals here so have plenty of meat" Ob-bloo-yath shot his best dog tonight. Claims it is too weak to go back, will leave our whole equipment here picking it up on the return.

Wednesday Feb. 18th The dogs may be weak but they were close at our heels all day for 50 miles. Covered all three marches in one arriving here at So-Lo- sual- me about 6 o clock. Blowing hard in Rich straight and cold. There are 17 of ces in this miserable Hole all coughing and spitting. all - fellows lost a dog coming down - dropped in the traces. Am sorry we got such a face as I am afraid it will kill their dogs. Our dogs are in fine condition and came in here on the jump. Will try to make home tomorrow.

Thursday Feb. 19 Home again. Only six teams made my own coming in first. There was a regular blizzard at our backs all the way from Koh-man-nitz. As we came around Sunrise Point and encountered wind from Salt Valley, dogs and sledges were blowing bodily across the ice. With our heads buried in the top of our load we yelled ourselves hoarse waving them on. All was excitement when they heard us coming over the ice foot thinking that one of the white men had died thus accounting for our return. The dogs covered the distance in fine style and seem to be in excellent condition feeding on human remains while 7 year of the Eskimos.

Wednesday March 11th Again we are cleared Forward Brocher David Rather a rough day blowing hard snow with and drifting snow, 31 1/2 below zero here at Kalman. milz. Frigget. Left at 12:30 - Sup Ellys Crinn by Elb Lily. Meene, Kalman W, cc took all three and my self. Each Sledge carries their personal equipment 48 lbs feminine Thursday March 12th. Again a perfect march across the Channel to Rus and to Win. As we came up over the ice from the foder Calenmo Ways Clined "We shot a Bear yesterday" This was certainly good news as it means a saving of our furrying, good flier and good luck at the start. We are in Henry's red

but tonight I have given our dogs a big feed ? valuable meal in the ? enclosure to keep them strong as long as possible. it is about 40 below zero and blowing strong from the North. Friday 13th A cold cutting wind this morning coming up through Diefenbaker Park when we turned into the bay it was as we found it before flat calm thanks God I were in tents. But just on the ice just about half way to big castle. And made it - tomorrow- about 50 below. Saturday March 14th Our night in a tent at 50 below was not a dream, never again if I can dream it, all the moisture from the cooling job condenses on the walls and all over our

"Clothing and sleeping bags. This morning we made a camp. We cached some tents -- all over among the rocks, planning to find them again on the way back. Had a good run up here to Big Cache, leaving about 9[1] and arriving at 1. Found everything all right. Apparently not a bear or fox has been care where we expected. would happen. Have spent the afternoon eliminating a part of our equipment, packing runners and getting ready for an early start. It was perfect weather but cold 49.5 -- had our first death today. Had one of the civilians kill one of his dogs considering him not worth this grand new camping trip. Brought in one rabbit. Thus far one rabbit, one bear...

Sunday March 15- a beautiful day. Had so much caching and assitting to do that we did not get started until about 10. Had rather hard going until we struck the ice just on the south side (which we followed for about 2 miles, then we crossed diagonally to north side where we found the ice just excellent. We are in two courses brought at entrance of Berstadt - today, thermometer is at 4 & 1/2 below. Wednesday March 16th Had a good jump out the channel or pond seeing both ice fresh and middle. The last mile looked rather discouraging as it was very clays and gravel. As soon as we arrived at free it grew to the top, wet looking and brought

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

began cutting steps with fish and after cutting each step with rising just- to be griped with the hands or was only 35 below which facilitated matters and very little mind. when the work was done we were all covered with sweat. Had supper early and got right into our bags. Wednesday March 18th there decided that hard work did not agree with him so left in Glen. this morning, launching not followed without me riding him to we have now- two deerlers. Was obliged to leave a large part of their trails on the summit of glaciers. We came out at hard day but am not a bit discouraged. We are in camp fringed at western end.

"I take between two Glaciers. Thursday March 19 Another hard day with cleany loads ever comin' up until it, well, there is no end. The glumes are slow, every and not dis- couraged. I think we'll pull clear up just until we strike Russell's. I believe we have a good chance for Crozier Rapid. About 30 below tonight, we are in two snow belts almost on Summit Glacier. Al is having rather a grand time with his team. Lily is going along well. Friday March 26 Down at last from the Glacier and yet not down but some hard works before us in the

morning. We are right on the face of a drop into the pond. Bee walls- tried he has found a place to get down so will try it in the morning. Saw ice favor in quality that hands would only use snow shoes for no three white men. They are sleeping outside on their blankets. Which deep snow today for about 5 miles and deep cracks into which our guys repeatedly fell. Ultimately they were well about a 1 foot wide so they were easily negotiated. Looked at this spot this morning and found it in bad shape. The well try to go on for a while danger but must go bath soon. The Elkins say it is like Reary's and give him no encouragement whatever but I think it is only unprepared.

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

"seen rolling rapidly aown over the white road. Fitz- and I littered up our teams and went to help with the meat I found the boys usually chinking the 7. The other Ghusse went in different directions but joined to bring back anything. Tonight I have decided to get back 5 wedges in the morning. It has one just badly frozen, but its clean got tend and will go on. We goes talks to L. with his-talks. Fitz- New-car-ping- nals and Arthie go bad- to big cache with Cheads and shins and wilf return with oil and Jemmean. Pie-walk 7. 200's-al-line and I will move ru leisurely toward the cage billing game as we go. Fitz- Should be back in 9 days.

Monday - March 23rd Sunday, March 22nd 12th day. A quiet Sunday and even more beautiful than yesterday - glorious sunshine and not a breath of air. Our housekeeper frugality. The boys have left also for meals and Billy - to bring beef wit. Only Mrs Waltons and children all else are here, quiet faithful fellows who will go the limit I believe. The parson has made an oiling lamp out of a German tin, mixing up fat and a piece of cotton cloth; so our light is set up like a palace and is so warm that it is dripping. As I was returning from the tea this morning my team far off on the hills where we ploughed the roots often yesterday I heard to baying of a pack of wolves, my dogs raised their tones to the sky and sent back too long answering cry.

Dear ancestors, Out at the mouth of the Gulf I can see this Haven Island and am anxious to get on the march again toward cape Hurd's Hilliard where I can look out on the Polar sea toward that land which I am after. Monday, March 23, 18th day We are still being favor'd with good weather and today good travelling as well. Have made a short march as we were late in starting. We are just outside the Norwest- part of Bay Head. Got our ice bright out of the bed of a river, it looks all this bright at once on his cheek thin shirt. The wind brought in a good sized lump of very Good coal to there is Intelligence warm in this country as well as the fact that it is bright 44 below.

Tuesday March 24th 14th day Started again with a glorious day. I had good going in returning last cream for the last two miles. Went into camp early to try to get to bed at a reasonable hour. Last night it was 11 o'clock when he finished supper. Bought he and Ludger but tea at 7 o'clock but have meat to come. Two very large white wolves followed us today for a long ways. Will probably make us a call tonight. 36 1/2 below zero this morning at 9. Wed. 25th - 15th day The Lord has been good to us today. Perfect weather like sledding one white wolf and I 5 mush-oxen. The dogs have been jumping all day at-

seal holes and following bear tracks. We could see where a bear had dragged a seal along the ice first- for a long ways. We were rapidly following this when about 125 yds from the ice on a cliff side we saw what we all thought was a bear but as we jumped from our sledges with rifles we concluded it was a large white wolf. Bear - wait to popped him running at 100 yds with my Savage Eight power. the bullet going complete through this body, entering one of the third quarters and coming out at fore shoulder. Our caching Edwin at this igloo I later pack.. at 7 o clock - we stopped thinking we would come to feed Edmonson again. As he looked around for a suitable place, Bear - wait to exclaimed something in Eskimos and

"[illegible]" to top of highest cliff above us. To our surprise three musk oxen were calmly sleeping in the sun, after building the igloo the boys took one dog and went up. Soon I heard the reports of their rifles and saw one big bull come trundling over the cliff. They found two others so they killed 5 in all. Ready of meat again for dogs and men. Thursday, March 16th Eureka Sound 16th day We are certainly in a land of plenty. Last night 3 musk oxen and a wolf. Today one white fox and three Arctic hares. He-foo-sha slave has his eye on the other fox which is eating dried up where the boys shivered the musk oxen. One rabbit came to life

inside your snow igloos and bolted for the door but Go Fish also caught him and threw him back into our bed. He is now tied with a string to our front yard to the third quarter of a mile—off. Bright sunshine and warmth 22 below. We are taking advantage of this by placing everything in the sun to dry. Our dogs have had a good feed and a day's rest. Before we left, the sound looks as smooth as a well, so we should cover a good distance tomorrow. Friday March 27th 17th day A perfect day and perfect going enabling us to cover at least 25 miles. The whole sound has been swept by a strong northerly wind that the smooth surface of the new ice is covered with an inch layer of hard

snow. Dear Val, to's old rat- tail dogs can smell a real hole a mile away and came left us but the yump ade car. About 5 miles below I here while resting our dogs we lost 11 rabbits giving 3 to each team and leaving hot for supper and breakfast. It looked for a while as though he might be obliged to sleep on our sledges owing to leads I building sucks and frets very but a nice little keg was waiting for us with snow panchel all around it Saturday, March 28 th 18 th day So Val. Have covered a whole degree in two days. Perfect sledding all day long and just as far ahead as we can see. Some one is praying for us.

Another large white wolf is added to our game list Friday. Were following the tracks of a large polar bear when we jumped out of the ice drift. He was thought to be a man-wolf. It is a female and larger than one first. Polar bear tracks are every where. It is strange we have not seen one yet. A blue fox crossed in front of us Friday and all 3 sled dogs gave chase. When he had the time out one of his clogs loose that fox went across the pond like a shot out of a gun. Sunday March 29th Friday It began as another perfect day but ends with strong wind and drifting snow. We are lost without a doubt among some low islands. I have decided to

rest dogs tomorrow and must must open if weather permits— there are signs of them here also many rabbits— will find out where we are when it clears up. Have walk 25 or 30 miles again today. Am not bedding dogs but will wait to see what tomorrow brings us. In a few it is all up and weeks rest and fun. Others are going well. 1st can Today is that fair has sun shining on one side and freezing on the other. Chinnoclet bought is only 22 below. Both boys saw a bear & wolves today near our last sloop this side of Blammahden, Dennals & Gilles 3 P Goringam Today which we had for supper.

Monday March 30th. 20 th day Blowing and drifting Today holding us in camp until about 2 o clock when my two Esquimos got away for which open, E. Took-ah-slave thinks he can see a narrow passage out of this end of sea to the Northeast. Will probably tell me more about it when he returns. It is 37 + here on the led platform so must be rather warm outside. Ee Took-ah-slave says he and Dr Cook sailed much open on this island and thinks they went through this very pass. Tuesday March 31st 21st day 3 A.M. The boys are back and yell through the reef hole in answer to my question "How many?" "Ah mes-you-oh, ewe!"

"which means 'a great many'" E-tob-al-shoe counting on his fingers informs me they have killed 35. They bring me the four quarters of one for my dogs and oneat for ourselves tonight. Today we move camp to where they are which is only a short distance, tonight I witnessed a most curious sight- a dog refusing a choice sirloin and an Eskimo with a sigh threw his pawife into the corner of the igloo and me at beef into - the pan. We are full hearts, tongues and livers do not tempt us. This killing puts us on easy street-- there are many more often in sight so I believe it will pay to stop here, rest- and fatten our dogs. It looks tonight as if we might succeed.

9 P.M. I have moved camp to Slaughter ground. This is rightly called as it seems quite certain that we can never get half what the boys killed because they will be frozen hard before we can ever skin them. It is a shame that such good meat, such magnificent breeds and chums should be left to rot. A few minutes ride from our igloo this afternoon. We were surprised to see 12 large white wolves leaping toward us less than 100 yds away. The dogs wheeled toward them starting them off in the opposite direction. Before we could get our rifles out they were beyond range. Tonight they are here near the igloo. The boys are out trying to get a shot at them.

Wednesday April 12th. 22nd Day Day of rest for dogs and men. Ke. Took all alive is complaining of pain in his leg which he hurt some time ago, also swollen glands under the jaw. Hope he can start along tomorrow. The big herd of musk oxen are still on sight across the bay. About 20 I would judge. Ours are frozen so hard up on the hill that we cannot get a knife into them at all. But we are clearing 20 quarters for the other division which I trust will be plenty. The 12 wolves and a white fox are lurking in the vicinity awaiting our departure. Took a meridian set. y O Friday - 14° 16' sun bearing +5° This worked up gives me a latitude of 79° 57' 8.6 which is not high

example according to Swerup's map which gives 80°15'. Error probably due to fact I am taking of mile side of given for horizon which would give me a larger angle than I should have. Thursday, April 2nd 23rd Day These are very long days waiting for Green to come up with the oil. Ee-look-al-shob is not well but may be able to start along in the morning. This is the best built and largest saloon which we have had. Is perfect in shape made of so beautifully cut blocks and also of handy construction one block dovetailing into the other as diagram.

Our Bed is thick and soft covered deep with new musk of skins. Our floor is covered with another and we even have a musk of door. Last night Pee-wah-to went up to the battle field and concealed himself under a skin to watch for wolves and foxes 3 P. M. 22- 4 P. M. 22 - 5 P. M. 24- 6 P. M. 26- 7 P. M. 26- Friday, April 3rd 24th day Very hazy this morning and blowing so we spend another day in camp at Schies Island making our tents here. We have two fresh lambs going drying out hamish for the Indians- E- sews a new seal skin palm on my wear skin mitten. Temperatures 3 P.M. 20- 4 P.M. 21-

5 P.M. 22- 7 P.M. 25- 9 P.M. 26- 6 P.M. 24- 8 P.M. 25- Surprised on going up to feed our dogs this time to find interior of much open not frozen. They were killed 3 days ago. This verifies as to the warrantee of the trick hides. But the meat was tainted within 24 hours. Saturday April 4th Heavy going Friday for most of the ways but we have made at least 30 miles and are tonight in camp at Hrillberg. Near our iglos the boys found 2 cans of jennison and 2 cans of condensed milk which must have been left by Sverdrup in 1902. They are both in good condition although the jennison tastes a little stale. It is exactly like that we had on Pedry expedition and must have been just us

"by Armour & Co. We have nothing for the dogs tonight but they seem to be contented. are determined rested and came along well. Temp 9 P.M. 24- sun " 7 A.M. 16- Sunday, April 5th 26th day A beautiful end to the day but a miserable beginning. Broke camp this morning in strong wind and swirling. Could cross the bay not able to see a thing. Found myself up on the land before I knew it. Gradually it cleared up so that we can now look back all the way to Lytthera which bears 125° west of Magnetic North. With a variation of 13½ Wilesley this would be about East by South true. We are feeding ourselves again hunger making 3

cause which we have used since coming down from the glacier. E has gone back among the hills to look for marm- ots. If he can only find game here we shall be all right. Camp 6 P.M. 22- 9 P.M. 31- June 8 A.M. - 16 Monday, April 6th 27 th day A happy day for Peary 5 yrs ago for on this day he reached the Pole. It has been a miserable day for us only brightened a little bit by the arrival here at the most northern part of Axel Heiberg Land where there are four records to be collected, two of Peary's and two of Sverdrup's. It has been blowing, snowing and driftting all day compelling us to drag our tray from point to point. about an hour before

Camping time 3, in the lead heard a strange noise behind me. Looking back 2 found Peech-Wahth trying to yell for us to close to us without making a noise. Following his wildly gestriculating arm to my surprise there were four three caribou within a short distance. He quieted the dogs but just as they were about to lie down he dropped a wad of paper. As it pulled rapidly along the surface of the ice driven by the wind it caught the eyes of my team and away they went in pursuit followed by the other two teams. What a mix up and what yelling on the part of the three drivers! Away went the caribou up the valley out of sight followed by both Cashinias running with their rifles. E's team started after him and I after it. My team and

P's team immediately jumped on P's boatels to bat up a can of lemonade and each other. From each and each other, they were with my large meals. P came running back and finally he got things straightened out and quieted down. We came on to build the igloo which was done under difficulties and a good deal of discomfort. In about two hours E-came galloping in with a can from his ledge so tonight we are living high again and April 6th will be remembered. Camp 9-30 6- 10 6-

Tuesday April 7th, 1914 28th day Very misty so will wait a while for it to clear up. Must be very near the end of the cafe. Had raw frozen caribou brains for breakfast and found it delicious. It has the consistency of creamy ice cream. With a little flavoring and a little flavoring it might taste like oil. I find the skull picked clean this morning, even the eye balls are gone. Very little wasted when there is an Eskimo on the job. Sleep at 11 A.M. 3- Boys are back at 1 o'clock reporting 3 caribou killed and one wounded. Will have tea and go up after the meat and perhaps get other caribou. E - again the lucky one. Back at 5 with 3 bringing one in alive lashed to sledge. Took photographs after which E stabbed it in the back of the head with the sharp end of a file. It is a young female about one

year old the Eskimos say are marking female skins with two slits on edge of skin of head, male with one slit. Following the report of his 22 cal Re-al-world has just thrown in the largest dlatuigan I have ever een. This year while expecting 14 black tail feathers tipped with white, black lores and orange above the eyes. & P.M. 6- Wed & A.M. 20- Wednesday April 8th 29 th day It is not Friday and not- the 13 th of anything but we certainly got it today -- everything wrong and the very devil in the dogs. This is one of the days when I have thought of my home in freefall and the comfort of my sisters big sitting room.

It was blowing a bit from the north when we left this morning but I decided not strong enough to give us much discomfort at -20 below zero although it was right in our face. My faces were in an awful mess, a frozen tangle of blood and hard window-cord. The other two men got away but only after I dogs had their usual morning rush and raid upon our igloo. I fearing I would freeze my feet sat down on the ice with back to the wind and proceeded to patiently pick out one trace after the other with freezing fingers. In about an hour I had everything clear when away went my dogs, for the remains of that caravan. Finally I got straightened out again and started. It was drifting so badly then that it was impossible

"A see at all. It was yell, and lush and yell! I soon lost the trail and found my sledge repeatedly in bare ground where it took about all I had in me to move it. At last I saw the two locomotives with dogs partly buried by the drifting snow but no drivers. As I came down over the banks there were four legs sticking out of two holes. The men were burrowing making a dug out. I crawled to help them and soon we had a cavity about 10 ft long and 4 ft wide. We decided to have tea and get in our sleeping bags. I drove my team up to the door. One dog ran in and three jumped on top. The two did both came in on E side all that through the snow, annihilating the whole thing which we had been so fatuously building.

for two hours! Nothing to do but swear them again, and go at it again. This time we built two, one dug out and one half of two. Again I drove my dogs up to the door hoping they would go in so that I could get a crack at them when they jumped their mares in. They did all right, every one volting through the small door but- he did it!! He wasnt there!! I grabbed a club and filed in behind them and of all the yelling before I got them out- We are in now and have had our supper and the day is over thank God! But E's whole team are loose and have just pushed over the Top - they may be down on us yet. 5 P.M. 20 below- We have a talk-spoor for our 3400 tonight - some dirty!

Thursday April 9th 30th day A day in camp... sleep, turn over and sleep. We all shivered all night-long. I think it was because our clothes were driven so full of snow yesterday. Tonight- we are dry and should be more comfortable. I Pee-ah-wah-to has just brought in the largest hare I have ever seen and also reports tracks of musk-rat. So we are still in the land of plenty. E - has gone back and I am sure will come home with something. Talk with P as to which the Eskimos preferred, winter or summer. Friday April 10th 31st day Again we get it hard. The worst day we have had - snowing, blowing, drifting. We are in a hole in the snow tonight at the base of a high cliff. Do not know where we are yet as we

have seen nothing all day, Ted German again to night. Sunday April 12th. 33rd Day Thanks God! The boys are here arriving in a furious driving wind storm with driftin snow about mid- night! They bring everything: 2 Grant - Germanead 4 4 Red, blue 2 1 milk 2 1 oil 2 2, biscuit 6 2 1/2 lbs. They have done grand good work with dying dogs, Arlisis drosting 3 New carping vah 5 and Green 2. The two Glorious boys came in with one sledge leaving the other homathin about 4 miles down the coast which they will go after tomorrow or when the weather clears. They have walked nearly every mile of the way and are pretty tired. We unburied our dug out so we are all in together. It is still

blowing and drifting out should clear up soon. Monday, April 13th 34th day We awoke this morning to a perfect day bright sunshine, not a breath of wind. Green and I planned at once for the top of the Cafe to bring back Pearl's record and to look for Crocker Land while all the boys were to go hunting. Archie was not gone one hour when we met Jim running back to tell us he had killed four caribou. The next day took pictures of them and went on and continued to go up most of the day over the tops of hills and down into valleys but did not see any thing resembling Cape Charles (Jefford) finally turned back deciding that the last high hill on the horizon was it. Tomorrow- we shall move camp to its base. For first time.

casee looks good and should make good time. One more dog died last night making 11 of all. New-car-ging-wal 5, Arlis 4 and Orren 2. Tuesday April 14th 35th day We are at last down to bed rock. The boys have left us for home leaving the Crocker Land Expedition to do its- work with only four men- Ree-wal-to, Er-looh-al-slie, Green and myself. We have every thing that we want- 109 cans of dog feedmean 31 cans of bean, 29 of wich 110 lbs biscuit, 24 gal oil. This is plenty for 25- days of work on the polar sea and for our two side trips to the south-west and to Cape Colgate. A little more time would be acceptable a little earlier in the year as we must-

"expect open water and to be held up for a few days at least. We arrived here with 1106 lbs of Greenland seal and a total weight of 1400 lbs. Our back trail is well covered with oil, tar, mutton, miscuit, dog Greenland and muss-up meat so we should feel that we have accomplished something at least. Wednesday, April 15th 1st - 36th day 10- All kinds of a day, wind weather, and going being variable the former from flat calm to violent gales- bringing us to a halt the latter from smooth slippery ice, snowaths going ride- ways to hard, lillochs. Travelled from 10-15 to 6-45 along the edge. The course N95 East was so nearly parallel with coast that I decided to camp on land once more."}

"Green's dogs are very weak yet and get far behind. He came in with one lashed to top of ledge the "canvessel" he crawled up among the rocks and probably died mine are very poor which causes me to worry a great deal about all thus we again downing and drifting we have only had one good day since we struck this coast. Thursday April 16th 2nd - 3rd Friday 17- Up against it hard rough ice all around us and as far as we can see. Have made about 10 miles at least from shore. Dogs are weak and tired so double feed tonight hoping to keep them going until we are through this rough ice.

Friday April 17th 3rd - 3/8th day After some hard work we got through the rough ice all right and found good hard going. We then wondered what the Arctic devil had in store for us ahead. In a few hours we knew a nice big lead of open water 1/4 mile wide and extending in both directions as far as we could see. Nothing to do but camp which we did. Tried to take a sounding; let out nearly two fathoms of lines wire with heavy fish for a weight. Decided there must be a strong current running under the ice so are now pulling it back. I have already pulled for 1 1/2 hours. Dogs are fetching up a little I think and should be stronger after this rest. - 25

Saturday April 18th 4th - 39th day Lead froze during the night- enabling us to cross all right- this morning. Two of my dogs broke through giving me warning to stop the Romatik in time. Came out- on a long hard stretch which we covered rapidly. Began to- think that- the devil had forgotten us when we bumped right up against him in the shape of another lead stretching around the world. I could plainly see that- the Eskimos were a bit- discouraged so I walked to the southward and found where it was crushing together at a point- about- as wide as a sledge. Setting over this we got into- the roughest ice and hardest- work we have had. Came through covered with sweat- on to another good piece of ice. Came along well. Pip to this point where we are in camp facing another

lead which is only 50 yds wide. It is freezing over and should be all right - in the morning. I have covered about- 12 miles today making a total of 25 miles from land. Sunday, April 19th 5 th - 40 th day Crossed over on the thin ice this morning at 10-30. Lead widened during night but froze over above the igloo. at 12-30 encountered another lead, at 2-45 another, at 3-30 and at 4. Ice buckled under us at all, at last- lead ice came together and arose beneath our feet with so loud a noise that I could scarcely hear the crunches - I was Edhuria's yelled for Fitz - to hurry. As he came along over crawling was completely crumbled up to creased in another place. Part- two dug down in Fergus creek but Edhurion filled them out. 18 below, 40 miles from land.

Monday, April 20th. 6th - 41st- day Nine leads served up to us today but we can forgive the evil spirit- for we have had good hard going and a pleasant day enabling us to cover 16 miles realising a total of 56 from Land. Two dogs gave out- both from Pee-dee-wah-to, team. They all seem weak and very tired. Fed double ration tonight- hoping to keep them going for 5 days more at 15 per day which will give us a total of 120, the distance estimated by Mary of Crocker Land from shore. There is no more riding; we have walked all day trying to help the dogs. One abandoned by Pee-dee-wah-to came in tonight. Am planning to turn back in 6 days if I can get good rights- and do not see dead.

Tuesday April 21st 7th - 42nd day Camp 29 - A perfect day. Beautiful weather and excellent going. Have marched 8 hours today from 7-30-3-30 covering at least 18 miles making a total of 74 from land. Clear tonight but nothing in sight yet. Dogs have diarrhea from salt in Premium. On double feeding again trying to keep them up to 15 a day. Four days more and we are through. Re-ah-wah-to has left but led all the way today. Wednesday April 22nd 8th - 43rd day Camp at 8 A.M. 31- " " 4 P.M. 28- March 5 1/2 hrs Dist-12 miles Another good day. No wind, clear as a bell. Good going. By dead morning we are 86 miles from land. Variation at noon 156 Westly. Dogs doing well. Thought we

"saw land this morning but think now it was mirage. Yes. Nothing in sight. Thursday April 23rd 9th - 44th day Temp. 32 - 8 A.M. " " 26 - 2 P.M. A great feeling of relief tonight. My dread of 5 years is off. We are here where Crocker Land is supposed to be 120 miles from land according to sights. At noon and yesterday morning although my dead reckoning places us 106 miles from Cape Thomas Hubbard. Have made our best march today over hard going 20 miles in 7 hrs and 45 minutes. From here on it looks very rough but- will go on with only 2 cans kerosene one more march tomorrow- Dogs are tired and weak. E - lost one today.

Obs. 2 alt. @ 40° 3' 30" 2.c + 1 2) 40° 4' 30" P4R at-30 20° 2 15' 2 54 19° 59' 21" S.D. + 15 55.95 19° 74' 76.95 h 20° 15 16.95 z 69 44 40.05 D 12 26 21.2 81 70 61 25' Lat: 82° 11' 1'.25' Dec. 12° 20' 29''.6 H.D. 50'' .23 Long 7 60 ) 35 1.6 1 5' 5.1''6 Dec. 12° 20' 29''.6 12 25' 81 2 Corr. Dec. 12° 26' 21.2 Var. 17 X Westwry

Friday April 24th 10th - 45th day Another perfect day. Deep blue sky, not-a cloud nor a trace of vapor. It is about- 30 below. With light sledges we ran on this morning for about 3 miles through very rough ice; in fact the worst slogging I have ever seen. I have returned to No & tonight and will leave for home in the morning. Could get no bottom at 150 fathoms. I have rights for longitude and latitude. Variation 147 westerly. Can see for at least 75 miles - not-a thing in sight- but- pressure ridges. Saturday April 25th 11th - 46 th day A hard day. Wind and drifting snow. Lost our back trail very soon after leaving No & gloo. Men went up and down but just failed to find it. Guess we must a lose our big cache at No 6. E- found it. A long walk.

"To No. 8 at least 25 miles. "Tilly lost one dog, dropped in harness. Resume Friday at lead. Blowing hard tonight. All tired - men and dogs. Need me care. Sunday April 26 12th - 47th day Up at - 3-15 this morning for an early start - and a double march. Had a perfect day with bright suns here burning our faces and inflaming our eyes so that I have a touch of snow blindness. Marched from No 7 to No 5 covering at least 35 miles. Stopped at No 6 for a long rest and to feed the dogs. Monday April 27th 13th - 48th day From 5 to 3 today. Having supper at 9. Bright sunshine, no wind. Roads frozen. Should make land tomorrow. Dogs giving well. Double feed. Mileage Friday of appearance I land in walk and rest.

Tuesday April 28 14th - 49th day On summit-Cafe Thomas Hubbard. With strong pair glasses we can see what bears a strong resemblance to land from south west-true through to N.N. East. This is at 6-15 and under most favorable conditions. This is Carrage and undoubtedly received Peary. Came to land today from No 3 cutting direct for Cafe Thomas Hubbard. Had supper and started at once for top of cafe to take advantage of good weather. A hard climb breaking through the crust at nearly every step.. At last we reached summit 1600 feet altitude. Here we found a very large cairn almost completely buried covered with snow.- Found record and piece of American flag in CrockBox left by Peary on June 28th, 1906.

Record was cruise and very brief "Peary" June 28th, 1906 Left copy also my own Record. Cape Thomas Hubbard April 28th, 1914 Arrived here Friday from Point on Polar Sea 125 miles North west Bear from here. Leave tomorrow for Cape Europeale-- then for Cloth, Greenland? D.B. Mac Millan High Hugh Green Crocker Land Expedition. We can see Peary's other cairn on low Fort Club and will visit it this morning.

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.

"Thursday April 30th 51st day Snowed under today. Blowing hard and drifting so that it is 'i-o-dwarf-th-swee-yer' to- travel. The most uncomfortable night that we have had. Our tours were dreary, full of snow that it was cold sleeping? Our stomachs were so full of pemmican that we twisted and turned all night. The roof of our igloo has fallen so low that we can hardly sit upright on the lid platform. Hope she will hold up one more day. Am wondering where Green and Pee-ah- wal-to are and if the two are turned in. Our dogs are having a deserved rest, but the food fellows have not been fed for two days. 8 P.M. It is clearing up a bit so will cave to and start along although it is still blowing hard.

Friday May 1st- 52nd day Pretty rough coming clown, blowing and drifting. A big white wolf came within 36 yards of our sledges about 8 miles from here. My lying dog sniffed this trace and took after him. Over to the ruin looked him over put his tail between his legs and came slowly back wearing a shame faced expression. The wolf followed us into camp but would not come within rifle shot. I had a mug up at 4:44 following which E - went hunting killing a caribou getting back at 12. We find everything all right in deep out tent-damp and cold. Had cramps last night due to moisture in sleeping bag. Had a big feed of heart, liver, kidneys, and tenderloin, and turned in so full that- we could hardly breathe. Still blowing from the southard and drifting.

Saturday, May 2nd 53rd day Slow to get up this morning but finally shook ourselves at about 9 and had tea. Neither of us craved or mentioned meal. I have been busy all day drying out sheep skin stockings and kamiles with three stoves going, warming up this lee boy of ours in good shape. E is repairing his hornath with hatchet, saw-knife and bow drill. S still blowing but can make out indistinctly the opposite shore and Cafe Colgate. Boys may be in tonight from western shore where Green is searching for a record left by Sverdrup in 1901 - 11-45 E is back from hunting and reports 3 more cariboo killed. Has been gone 4 hours. This is certainly luck and good pluck as well.

Sunday May 3rd 54th day Wind has whipped around and is blowing from the N.W. "o-hom-ee-shoh". Will be glad to leave this cafe. Relieve that it blows here all the time. From the appearance of the ice and snow there is every indi- cation of it. 2 - lids started after the carebou with both our teams. Now- 11-20 A.M. Back in about- 2 hours. My dogs get- lost and eat up most- of the meal- but not before he have a good big feed. Monday May 4th 55th day A sad day for us all. It was so beautiful that I expected Fitz and Pee-ah-nah to about- oon. If they did not come I had decided to go back and hunt for them. About 11 o'clock the sledge came in sight around the point above the dug out. As two

other did not appear I began to fear at once that something had happened to Green. To our great surprise Green appeared driving Ree-al-wah-to's sledge. He was pale and looked very much worn and tired. His first words were 'Mac, this is what is left of your Southern division!' I said 'Good God, Green is Ree-al-wah- to dead?' He then went on to tell me the story how they were caught in an awful blizzard 15 miles & down to coast. They made a dug out and crawled in. It was soon covered to a depth of 15 feet, homathis dogs, everything was buried. Ree-al-wah-to preferred to proceed south when it partly cleared and said he was going home. Green's dog's were never seen again. They were left under the snow as well as the sledge.

they started back with one sled. Green's feet were freezing so he could not ride. The dogs were going so fast he could not keep up with them. Twice P- tried to get away from him which would mean his death. He seized rifle from the sled and ordered P- to follow him. Looking back he saw he was not doing so but had turned to one side. He fired over his head first to warn him. He did not stop so Green shot him twice once in the body and once in the head splitting it open with a 22 H.P Savage. He carried body to uplo at Leafe Charles Hilliard and left it. It is there now lying on ground outside the door. We parked up at once as soon as we had fed him and started for home. We are now at the "Look-hoo- Jaro" about 12 miles down

the coast. Find here a Peary ledge left by our supporting party. Evidently their dogs were weak and they have decided to join teams. Hope they will get home all right. Tuesday, May 5th 56th day A good day but hazy. Proceeded south about 10 miles when, E-- saw 4 caribou about 1/4 mile from the shore. Stopped dogs and waited for him to go up and kill them. Two of them were pregnant. Horns were about-1 foot in length. Tonight we have had our usual big teel, hearts, tongues, livers, kidneys, and tenderloin. We each fed a whole caribou and but third to our team. Three brains are freezing for morning which we will eat raw.

Wednesday May 6th 57 th day A long run straight across the bay for Kvitberg, at least- 35 miles. We have had a strong wind all our back all day with drifting snow. E- rigged a sail on his sledge and led us all the way. Found igloo here demolished so were compelled to build a new one: Blowing hard tonight- 58 th day Thursday May 7th. Blowing hard and drifting but with us so we made fast progress down here to our old camp on Schei's Island Found plenty of meat- here still. Archie has left me deer skin and taken one of the three fox skins.

"Friday May 8th 59th day Started from Kvitberg with a gale of wind at our back. E-set- a sail on his sledge, when he struck smooth ice he lost control of his ship and was as funny as a g-al. We travelled for 11 hours al- easily Friday May 8th 59th day Glad to put-Scheis Island behind us. Found the ice for a long ways from land covered with sand showing strength of wind. For 11 hours we hung to it making at least 32 miles h- our qloo at Blamau-den. Struck one mile below it and was obliged to go back facing a strong wind. Here we found the qloo down and built a new one. As we came past Schraelingvolden a wolf ran out to meet us, both teams took after it giving us an exciting chase along the shore for about 2 miles.

One of Chris team dropped Today but came in during the morning. Saturday May 9th 10th day. A long fast run with a gale of wind and drift so fresh that we have not seen each other all day. Stopped my team when I thought distance was covered and went up on hill to try and see E- [illegible] thru behind me and Green in front of me and also our old igloo. Saw E - coming and igloo a little ways ahead and a black spot in ice which looked like a Komatich ride to wind with dogs huddled under sea. This later proved to be the sleeping waiting for us. Find our igloo partly demolished but habitable

Sunday May 10th 61st day Nine hours of fast travelling with only two stops covering at least 35 miles. It has been our warmest day; the sun is getting in its work melting the snow and putting the surface of the ice up at 1 o'clock this morning getting started at three. We find our glue filled with snow so today we are sleeping on our sledges. Killed one rabbit coming down which we are boiling up for supper - at mid-day. Will travel tonight. Monday May 11th 62nd day The best- and the worst- going came today. Smooth ice and the dogs on the run at 4 A.M. At 10 a heavy crush and barely moving. Reached our igloo about 11-20 to find it down as usual. Sleeping today behind a snow shelter. Brindle gave birth to a pup today on the march. Burned

right around and set it up before the other dogs could get it, In about half an hour dropped another which I watched up but lost it later off the ridge. Now I have her sheltered behind my houseboat where she is caring for the 2nd arrival and expecting others at any moment. Saw our first seal on the ice here today, A- might before it I lost her it. Tuesday May 12th 63rd day The old Arctic Devil. Toringah, was not kind to us today at all excepting at the very start- It had been blowing hard all night and drifting and even continued while we were having breakfast but when we were through it had cased completely. Brindle did her best to keep her pup warm, folding her legs around it and covering it-

with her chin, but when she found it getting cold she slowly walked out of her shelter toward the team kitched some distance away. I called her back, tied her and buried the dead. This morning there were two others stiff with cold by her side. she had evidently paid no attention to them at all. On the march she dropped another which I saw away back in the snow. Yelled to Lily to stop his team and ran back to get it. Could not help it warm on the sledge so put it in on my breast. Twice I lost it out in the snow, it kept crawling around and around my body and went out through the back of my anion seat. Finally I got out my sewing kit and sewed up all holes. I thought then it would smother as I was working hard and sweating. We covered two marches walking for 12 3/4 hours nearly every step of the ways in snow shoes, as we approached our old camp at head of Bay Lord we saw a white wolf, his seals and a

flamigau. This last E - shot with a 22. Scattered all about the ground and down on the ice foot were the remains of our musk-ox skins - the work of wolves. We had had no victual for two days so I ripped the top from a box while E - grabbed the hind leg of a musk- ox. The smell and taste of that fresh box will go with me for a long while. When Fely. arriued one hour later he was almost too tired to eat. With no snow shoes he had been plodding along all day breaking through at every step. I gave Brindle her fuf and ceased to be an incubator, as she gave it no attention whatever so E - killed it. We find here only half a can of milk so we shall have no tea for two days. until we reach the top of glacier.

Wednesday May 13th 64 th day It seems like Sunday today as it is a day of rest for us to strengthen the dogs for the hard climb tomorrow deep the glaciers. Gave them a feed of venison of last night and will feed one can blue tonight. Ri[illegible] snow fell today and yesterday. It looks as if winter had just begun here as there is even so much more snow than when we were here before. There is a wolf just west of range watching us. We may got a shot at him later. We are leaving here at 8 tonight- as we have not enough food for our dogs or ourselves if we stay until tomorrow. Thursday May 14th 65 th day 5:30 A.M. Just finished a 9 hour march walking all the way on snow shoes through heavy going over the hills to what appears to be the bed of an old lake.

"Can perhaps make our Lake Camp" Tomorrow--farming camp We got a glacier. Snowing again today and very cloudy so that it is impossible to see for any distance but what I could see through the falling snow and clouds was magnificent -- towering mountain peaks everywhere. Friday. May 15th 66th day 8 A. M. From lake to lake today - 11 1/2 hours. Lost one snow shoe and was obliged to go back a mile or so and get it. Liz- and E- went on and made tea at top of glacier. Arrived at lake here at 5:30 after an exciting run down the glacier, Liz- overturning his hornalib and breaking it- Both gloves are down. Has been snowing all night but has now cleared up giving us a chance to make our beds and dry our shoes.

There is a wolf in on the trail watching us! Has evidently followed us well from other side. Fed our dogs 2 1/4 lbs after this morning. One of Filz's in too great a hurry to swallow his portion choked to death. Filz- ran for his knife and slit open his wind-pipe an operation called tracheotomy, but he only took one breath. We then tried the resuscitation act but that failed as well. He is now lying dead among his team. This leaves only 6 out of 9 which Pee-ah-wah- to start trail from home, one giving out on the polar sea, and in Eureka Camp, and this one sleeping today. E- has lost two, killing one on the sea ice, and one freezing under the snow with Filz's team. Filz lost all 9, 5 giving out and 4 dying under the tents below the cafe. By anroid today the summit of glaciers is 4700 feet high.

Saturday, May 16th 67th day 9-30 A.M. Right at it today for 13 hours - coming from lake between the Glaciers to entrance of Breitstad- Fjord. In coming down over four of glacier we made a drag for the three sledges out of a Kermiccan bag loaded with 4 25 lb. tins I biscuit and 14 cans I milk. Even then it was so steep that we were afraid they would get away from us so we turned all three sledges on their sides. We succeeded in lowering everything down safely. Found here 10 lbs. biscuit, 5 red, 1 blue, and 14 milk. Started at once down the fjord. 8- killed one seal and crept up on a more but failed to get them. Temp 19 in shade and 46 in sun.

Sunday May 17th 68 th day 8 A.M. Found hard going this morning coming down Hayes Sound. Was obliged to wear snow shoes all the way. Find the cache here removed to the main land, all excepting 2 gal oil, 2 broken tins biscuit, 3 blue, and 2 cans milk. Sily has gone over after her personal things and dog food for home trip. Monday May 18th 69 th day 12 noon Heavy going all day due to recent fall of snow. On snow shoes all the time stopped in middle of Alexandra Fjord and made tea at 4 this morning. One seal on the ice coming down. Through the cloud of vapour we can see the Greenland shore

Tuesday May 19th 10th day Noon A long hard pull for the dogs today along the ice foot to Rice Strait- has been overcast and blowing hard all day. As we rounded Cape Ruthelyd we got it hard so thick and blinding at times that we were obliged to stop. We find no food and no note here at foot of cross where we understood it was to leave them. Fortunately we brought our two tents along so today we are comfortable while it is blowing hard drifting outside. Wednesday May 20th 11st- day 7-30 A.M. Left Rice Strait at 11 last night- Went up on the hill and took picture of cross erected to Dr. Sverdrup. Wind ceased entirely so that he had a good run down. Disappointed at not finding food Sverdrup

the cross we knew that we had Two cans beans at El-bos-elah-me. To our surprise on arriving here we found no beans but a fine cache of peaches, pears, cranberry jam, marmalade, barh, sausage, wheels, sweet chocolate- and a note giving us the news. And in addition to- all this a big feed of walrus meat for our dogs! We thought our cup of joy was now full. as we were filching the text to our astonishment we came two our beans - Bo-blo-ya-hi and Ab-ford-ab-shah-o who their way to find and help us back home. So here we are full to the mouth ready to- start back. Thursday, May 21st- 72nd day 3 P.M. Left - Payer Harbor, Cafe Sabine, to at midnight with our relief party consisting of- Bo-blo-ya-hi and Ab-ford-ab- shah-o for Elah worked

through the rough ice north of Cape for about one hour to edge of open water. Followed this north then east of fairly good grassy Deadwood of several miles in about 6 hours. Here we found a light soft snow recently fallen of 2 inches to and foot in thickness. Due to condition of ice inside of Littleton Island we were obliged to come over land. This was rather hard we loaded teams with many furs. At top of hill we met Jot going north with Pauls for on a real hunting trip. The game is all the woods. At the hour we found a crowd from North East Bay with letters from Ed and Paul- and a request for more food. Also found all-ah- to meet us with news

of Pree-al-mah-hi death. When we arrived the village was deep in grief. So our arrival evening was but a joyful meet. Our valley has been far from since. We left and two more are expected. News Just killed a wolf near our front door. Stefferson has lost his ship. Expedition going north in two whalers. Rasmussen has gone to Greenland to arrange for obtaining meteorite. Wool-al-tung-nah's little girl was killed by sledge running wild ther. Two wife hunting near North Clar Bay were carried off and have not been heard from - Prod-al-loo-rah, Prattle, of Pree-al-mah-hi, and Jacob Choonal. Ah-pind-al-Chal-as.

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Cape Thomas Hubbard April 29th, 1914. Arrived here yesterday with four sledges, 30 dogs, two Eskimos, Pee-ah-wah-to and Ee-luoh-al-shoe, and my assistant, Fitz-L Hugh Green U.S.N. Reached Point-on Polar Sea 125 miles North west true from here. Leave for Etah Greenland in three days. D.B. MacMillan Crocker Land Expedition

Caches at every other region Leave I seen with about 5 lbs Beneath at every other cache I has tea

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Wheels 10 days up 9 " at cafe 3 5" au lieu 6 " back here 5 . 0 " your div. 10 days up 50 cans 2 boys coming back in 10 days Total 65 cans Each ledge 11 cans each My div. 1/4 at 15-0 lbs. your " up 30 your au lieu 25- div. back 20 you " 6 2 3 1 lbs Each shipment 50 els Dinanet Div in ice 100 els My 3 up 45 4 back 18 " your div 23 " 6/200 15 3 3 1/3 201

10 mardies 6 cage feed six 25 marchies ou ice 4 sledges 31 cans red my 3 sledges leave here 30 cans red feed 6 leaves 24 feed 5 at cafe leaves 19 2 sledges leave here with 30 red 1 " " 25 55 18 37 25 1 22 want 100 cans red for ice 6 sledges 30 150 you 6 my 5 at cafe 33 147 me ) 6 each my 18 129

Summit of Glacier. Ellenore Land March 20th, 1914. Dear Hal: I was quite surprised when I learned that San-ching-nah had deserted. He got away with out me seeing him at all about 15 minutes after our faithful friend Wine had left. At that time there are still there at Eltah give them about one hour's notice to get out and wait to come back. All the Ashinaws were scared to- let Wine go. They have it a good work for him, say he lies and steals and cannot be trusted for a minute. You will desire to watch him at Eltah when he goes. When leaving I granted him everything he wanted so he would not influence the Ashinaws. For at that time we were all very

tired and had still harder work before us. He does not deserve the rifle and cartridges and blankets and food. Green says he gave him a suit of expedition under wear which I did not know about, I think we have given him enough in the way if you are all clothing all wider to pay him for the little he has done. I am convinced he has done more good than good. Call the boys together and talk it over and give him what you think he should have. He says he has been eating breadened with of a mill eat up all we came on the way both probably, and beef himself to tobacco. Half of that I hear him telling to us which can cling- war was. If he gives it to you, as pay for this work let him have.

his saw built, caught a 12/2 lb finnit, large bag for small sugar 10 lbs. tobacco, had fish cleaning. He ure and got humatch sacking up all humatics so we shall send them next miles. He cast down to-day and will be in the mud- by grounds tomorrow.

Peary June 28th, 1906 (Copy) W.B. MacKyllan Fitz Hugh Green

"Record found on low fore- shore at C. Thomas Hubbard on April 29, 1914. "Peary 1906 June 30, 1906. Arrived here ... a.m. June 27th from the Peary Arctic Club's S.S. Roosevelt, which wintered at C. Sheridan Grant- Land. Killed 2 deer within half an hour of landing 4 have secured eleven in all. The 27th and 28th fine clear days giving good view of northern horizon, [illegible] from the summit of the cafe. The 29th and 30th south- westerly gale with rain and snow. Have with me 2 Esquimos & 12 dogs. Expect to start back to-night. R.E. Peary, U.S. N."

Waleries # 8 Galrio 9 1/2 sec. fast # 12 32 sec slow

List on Sledge Packs of cards Harmonica Gaming Game 2q-lbd bag 1 Box Tooth Powder 3 yds Dental Thread 12 cakes Clivevale- Note Book 7 Pairs Caribou inner soled Small Bag 2 " Arctie Hare 2 " Sheep 4 things striped 2 " Cloth 2 " Fleece Sleeping Bag 1 pr. " Caribou Socks (inside bag) 1 " Field Glasses 1 Grabber Camera and color Screen 1 3.A 1 Astronomical Watch 1 Telescope 1 " 1/2 Rolls 3A 10 each 250 rp 1 each s lid. small 1 pr. woolen socks box 1 Blue cap 1 pr Ankle supports 1 can Aleveal 2 boxes cooking Clivevale- 1 face towel 1 Head band 6 caps 1 medical kit- 2 maps

Large Bag 1 Sextant 1 Artificial Horizon 1 Pocket Anroid 1 Battle Mercury 4 Jr. Amber Glasses Large 4 "" "" Small 7 Ashino glasses 1 Jr. Glasses 1 Boy Wind Proof 2 Vol Hails to Travellers 1 Clear Wave Lodge 1 Hand Cranner 5 Ring Cartridges 1 Pair Clippers 1 Mercurial Thermometer 1 Envelope Survey Map & Almanac 1 Boy Grevies 1 Green Flame Nich- 3 Volt Verds 1 Pocket Compass 10 Small Bags 5 medium 2 Large 24 Boys Matches 1 Lot Salt & Pepper 2 cups & Spoon Roll Grill Paper

half or cul-uh half Nep-ee-shah wind from north o-Rim-ee-shoh

"It was the first of May and we encamped at "Maiden" or "May Point" camped at 79°17'. Saw much open land rises evenly to the north to Depot-Goden after passing Depot-Goden - "We now set the course on a high bluish- black greenish promontory which we saw to the north and which we called "Blaa-manden" or the "The Blue Man". Saw wolf tracks. Camped at Sudergraul-Bergat, north of us was a very high mountain, which fell perpendicularly into the sea. So overwhelmingly large did it appear to us both that we both thought it to be, without exception, the highest mountain we had seen on the expedition." Afterwards we called it "Blaafjeld" or "Blue Mountain" Kvitberg - White Mountain. At Suder-graul-Bergat found 5 tent-pings and remains of fox trips. This means "Better Porridge Mountain". Started back on May 13 to. "Vashereaf" or "Fair Cafe"

"Zafgeldoden" — See Berg Point Cairn at Land's Lohk is at 81° 40' on farthest north island. Going south " We started on our way next morning with our course on a high steep cliff which we reached latish in the afternoon. I found that this mountain consisted chiefly of flint and lavra. We pitched our tent up on the crach between some mounds of grit, where at first I thought to have found the ruins of former habitation" Geology See Sleagler Bay — Cambro-Silurian, Reilstad—Fjord .. Archaean at head of Bay's fjord — Cambro Silurian and Archaean Along both sides Devonian Up through Eureka Sound Mesozoic At Cape Thomas Hubbard .. Carboniferous

Sverdrup's Cairn on Melville Island off Heiberg Land 80°55' W. "Up on a little knoll some few hundred yards from the tent, we found a place where there were the necessary material. Out of the cairn we placed a tall stone, in which Fosheim made a hole with a chisel for a flagstaff, which bore the Norwegian flag." We then took a meridian altitude, which when worked out on the log gave a latitude of 80°55' and placed under the cairn a record of our journey on the west coast, to which we added the latitude we had observed." 81 20 80 39 25 miles down the coast North of Cairn "a rather long strip of land" The northernmost point we saw and which appeared to be about 15 miles off looked like an island"

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(illegible) Little auks Eider ducks King Eider Burgomaster Raven Ivory Arctic Tern Lagger Klover Syr Falcon Old Squaw Sea Pigeon Ath-pah Razor Bill Herring Gull 50 3:0 all 25- all all all all all all all 30 all all all Littorale all Burns lute all Snow-Bunting all Eggs all

63 6/8 oles Time alt- 5-41-19 29° 25' 5-44-1 29° 18' -------------------------- 5-4# 56 29° 20' 5-45 36 29 - 16 5-46 2 29-14-30 5-46 36 29-13-30 5-47-21 29-10 5-47-47 29-9 Schrie's Island 1 gal. oil Forebean Reen bread 1 blue Willofbroken 1 milk 1 oil 4 ½ bis. 1k Good Creek Camp - Around Point 6 red 1 milk 1 oil Head Island camp tea, 10 blue milk biscuit gravy. Top of glacier 9 blue, 1 oil, 8 bis. tea, 2 milk- back= Top of glacier bread, 1 blue. 150 bis. 20 cans milk Hayes Come Everything

Left at Cader Biscuit 420 aif 33 Milk 125 lbs April 12 1 hare 13 4 caribou Athlis 1 wolf 13 1 hare May 1st E- 2 caribou

Each Sledge Red Pemmican) 2718 35 Tins Blue " 46 " Lime juice 4 50 lbs 50 lbs Oil 1-9 gal. 2 gal Lbs. & cels 1 Veals 115 cans 12 cans Same List March 11th Polar Bear 14 1 Hare 16 3 " 21 7 Musks-Oxen 25 1 W-olf " 5 Musks Oxen 26 White Fox " 3 Hare 27 11 " 28 Wolf 29 3 P Tarnigan 30 35 Musks-Oxen 31 Saw 12 Wolves April 1st- White Fox 3rd 3 " " 6th 2 Caribou 7th 3 Caribou 4th 1 Tarnigan 9th 1 Hare " 1 "

"Description of Reary's Cairn" "A big snow drift on the east side enabled us to take a sledge to an elevation of about 600 feet. Here it was left, and the dogs fastened and we went on up an easy ascent of loose rocks alternating with banks of snow reaching the summit (about 1600 feet) comfortably in an hour and a half from camp. On the Summit we built a cairn similar to that on the summit of Cape Columbia, in which I deposited a brief record and a piece of my silk flag as usual. The clear day greatly favoured my work in taking a round of angles, and with the glasses I could make out apparently a little more distinct- ly, the snow clad summits of the distant land in the Northwest, above the ice horizon." "A small cairn with a piece of box embedded in the top of it was built not far from the ice foot upon the low fore shore"

"Lands Lokh" or "Lands End" is in 81°45' No. Lat. Sverdrup reached northern end of Heiberg Land on May 10th. Look observations down the coast - at Kvitberg. Did not build cairn at cape Thomas Hubbard but on Lands Lokh noah-loo -- -- end of a string clab-lub-niddy -- serebo bahi-yáh -- trains talh-sout -- entrance kidneys -- -- tark-tö marrow -- -- báh-tle his foot -- -- -- íeh-he-yán iq-loo-ah-mum -- move to left. heh-à-de-heah? whose is it? póq-que(bo) -- boil óo-nah-bá -- is it hot? Un-noo-mun la-pá-shah see-rich tunga -- immung - nah lah-noo-als-pan-kái-vo -- move to right tö-aîk-tö -- straight-

New-car-quiq-wah saw knife hatchet- spoon Araklio hatchet- Eskimo words Opening into igloo - -- uit-tung Door of snow ik-qualh, snow block - .-- sah-mah-hark-to-sh Place for stove .. ih-puen Bed iq-lun over the bed... iq-bid-me front of igloo bo-quim. back bee-doo "Floor -- vettle sleep hole - -- ich-e-ten-near-we smoke hole - -- hlinga, something to block the sim-mee-al snow to melt. au-cáh ih-puen to .. au-to-coot-tun Ek-hung-ee-kéeah -- to miss Nip-tah-show -- clear ad-luch-too .. me-neh-to damp or wet- boph-e-show - split- hookin' - -- toe nails or finger. ah-nul-hook-to -- Sich

Expedition Guns Teddy-bird-val alu-zellah Green Yule Mag Pru-ad-lorn-al ? Arslis Ellis 2.2 New-carfing-val 44 Laws 44 Loi-lee-al 50 Cartridges Rev-waln to Lucy Remington (200) 22 Venee Remington- 3 2 War Garage 2.2 Red 83 Blue 10 White 26 Primitive 8 1/2 Oil 6 4

Feb. 6th Watch #8 13 sec. fast 75th loses 6 s.daily #7 17 " slow .. 10s, .. #3 27 " fast .. 35s " Whom I must remember 1 Jerry Looh 2 Senator Greenwood Faler 3 Dr. Thorndike 4 Billy Orne 5 Zenda Crave 6 John Shayer 7 Edwin W. Sharis 8 Richardson 9 Congressman Wilder 10 Bert Willard 11 Mortie Warren 12 Ned Spear 13 Ed Sadding 14 Jack Knowlton 15 Ephraim M. Leed 16 F. L. Gowers 17 John Bellman 18 Harry Balfe 19 Borden 20 Mr. J. Libby 21 Dustin 22 A. A. French 23 Dr. H. A. Parables 24 Mr. Hitch

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Latitude by meridian Altitude Approximate Long. 65° 30' E. Ther. 47° Bar., 30.2 in. Index error - 35" Observer N. of O Approx. Long. 65° 30'E = 4.37h Var of Dec one hour = 43'.91 43.91 4,87 30727 13173 564 191.8867 = 3' 11".9 49 59 (w) 0.00 0 15 16.95 6 9 44 43.95 mer alt O Oct 20 44° 52' 50" Index Error -35 2) 44 52 15 22 26 7.5 Refr { Ther 47 { Bar 30.2 - 2 23.1 22 23 44.4 Parallax +8,2 22 23 52.6 Semidiameter -16 15 True mer alt 22 7 37.6 90 0 00.0 Zenith Dist 67 52 22.4 Declination 16 40 45.08 Latitude 51° 11' 37.4

A = 50° 2' b = 34° a/b = tan A :. a = b tan A log a = log b + log tan A log b = 1.74448 log tan A: 10.0767 ----------------------------------- log a = 2.02118 a = 10^5 the square root of elevation - 5° 1/2 = miles of one Latitude by Meridian Alt of star Approximate Long. 70° W alpha aquarii Sextant + Artificial Horizon Ther. 34 Bar 30 in 26. + 310 Observer South of Star. Alt * 9° 59' 40" 2. C. + 3 10 --------------------------------- 2) 9 2 30 45 31 25 Ref B30 3cor 34 ----------------------- - 59.5 45 30 25.5 90 ----------------------- Z. D. Dcc. Lat- 44 29 34.5 S +6 19.75 --------------------------------- 45 16 14 2 S

Monday evening February 9.— I at Mr Mac's found the dog pemmi can all gone, Will feed the dogs at Ogloo - anahme on more pemmi can, - Cracker Box has opened and I leave it here. It's faced cold heavy Northwest winds. All three of us frosted over faces. Have prepared loads for departure early tomorrow. All well. Dogs feet sore. Temp.-38°. All well. no mishaps. -vm- etc.

I forgot the two extra boxes of .22 calibre cartridges, ER.

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