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condensed milk, one powdered
with can 2 sugar, one stick
tea, 3 tobacco sacks and
two gals oil. They have
nothing whatever for their
dogs but must depend
upon the game resources of
the country.
In spite of all signs
game at this camp we
have failed to kill at this.
The bear got away. The boys
came back one by one, with
faces blue with the cold and
showing the effects of long
riding in a wind at 30 and
50 below. Their dogs had bear
meat yesterday so must go
without food today. Annie I
gave two lbs pemmican each.
No she can do. But by mistake
I got four! As the happens to
be my best feeling dog I did
not begrudge her this extra
amount.
Upon leaving our igloos
on the northern end of
Byornesundet we had a fine
run over fjord ice for about
5 miles. We then laid our