Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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Monday April 10, 1916. 20th day Cape South West- Left camp at '22' at 11 o'clock arriving here at 4-15. We find ice swift clean of snow- and hard as iron. The ice looks good. Tracks of mush over where we hitch our dogs. at 4-40 PM Sun magnetic ath .. 52-10'' .. .. .. -6° 30' E .. 5-40 .. .. .. 14° 30' E .. 6-10 .. .. .. 22° .. E .. 6-49 .. .. .. 32° .. E .. 7-37 .. .. .. 44° .. E .. 8 .. .. .. 49° .. E What looks like a small island bears 2½ E from Cape at 5h 8m 30'' Z Obs. alt. @ 28° 40' Z. C. 30 off 37 m Temp. -15 Bar. 29.16 at 5h 23m Z abs. alt - 27° 30' .. 5h 45'' .. .. 26° 2' 6th 13m 30s .. .. .. 24° 9'0