Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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May 15th [illegible] (4) and Snow hunting arrived today (the latter heard). May 16th Wed Bear Cackle Camp. A lone day. About 11 hours through soft- snow along face of Humboldt Glacier and in and out among the islands. Saw many tracks but no new ones. Drove into a pretty little cove to get some grass for our animals. As we rounded the point I saw two rabbits feeding on a shelf of the cliff. Set them both. Here we saw two snow- huntings, the first this year, and a gyrfalcon. Arlis said they came here last year looking for burgomasters as they were deef out of food and very hungry. As we were returning to this camp we saw where a seal had left