Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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for a cairn or record, thinking that possibly Bryant & Philadelphia might have landed here, but not a sign of anything excepting five or six stones on top of a small boulder as if placed there by man. I built a small cairn and left a record in a colgate Sharing Stick box. When returning I fell into a crack in the ice and could not get out because my snow shoe was jammed. I ripped wrench'd my foot out of the toe strap and crawled out but had some difficulty getting the shoe. While gone three dogs broke loose and were like balloons when I got back. Have decided not to feed one, which was mine, for a week. We left camp at Boger Point at 9-15. Arrived at C. Saturday at 3-15. Reached our old camp at 5 and arrived here at 8-15. Also found a sled o bear a