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(7) Saturday April 24th
A long hard march.
back to our 1st cache
camp from Nannook
camp. Soft snow all
across Rensselaer Harbor.
Three seals all up at-
one time gave us enough
dog food I left before
I could get a shot.
Left a cache at
Museum Head consisting
of following: Beans 4,
Potatoes 1, Salmon 3,
sausage 2, Milk 2, Hard
Eggs 6, Corn 1, Oil 2.
10 hours Friday
(8) Sunday April 25
To leave here 2 o'clock.
Held up all day by
wind and drift from
the south west.
Left at 7 P.M.
arriving nearly at old
camp in Ford's Bay at
midnight. Sun is
well above the horizon.
Good going on ice or
ice foot.