Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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at once. For a time I trusted to my dogs but soon found myself in rough ice so headed toward open water to follow its edge to Cape Sabine. traveled for a while on young ice then headed more toward northwest, judging by my watch and the sun. About five o' clock I crossed trail I had blazed and knew I that I had passed my men somewhere... Left on and found the much-open forest making gloss. They had had no wind whatever, I waited about an hour then gave up my men and went in with Liddy-line-wa and Kova Tish and wife. In a few minutes- the men reported my sledges coming. They had walked come thus in to blizzard had fired a rifle, and