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Transcription
"Two young men walked to
the place where the earth
meets the sky, which their
fingers through the sky and
could see another sky
above this one. All was
as clear as ice.
Monday, April 9
-9° F. on bed platform
this morning. Inside stove
-21° F. outside.
A good pun to Etah.
Notes on Camp Clay
Apr. 29. Jens drowned
May 3. Dark bread gone. Nine days
meat remained.
May 6. Violent storm. Quitting camp
" 9. Twelve white whales seen
" 10. Lumps of ice porten!
" 18 Sagifrage green on ends
" 19 Ellis died
" 21 Sagifrage in blossom
" 22 Pitch tent, voyager S.E.
" 23 Ralston died. Move to tent
" 24 Bleider ..
" 26 Bad storm