Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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"poor pitiable things. Not a dog dared to go in and grapple. Many printed out quickly released or were knocked end over end. I got busy with my graffle going up to within 20 feet and getting fine pictures. Then taking careful aim I fired with H.P. savage 22 cal just behind the fore shoulder. With a roar he bit savagely at the wound and the stream of red blood then quickly as a flash he flung at the dogs and wanted them terribly. Grasping on to Sammie's legs by the leg of the chair he shook him as if he were a rat, whirled him around in the air and slammed him to the ice as gently as a wet dish rag. To my great surprise he jumped up and trotted away with a