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17th day
Saturday May 19.
Midnight +7° F
Cadogan Sulet-
We awoke this morning to
find a snow storm upon us
for a change. It was so thick
that we did not get away
until a quarter to three. The
recent gale had hardened
the surface a bit, and the new
snow trails lighter; we came along
at a fairly good clip to the
south glacier in 3 hours and
5 minutes.
The big glacier was vastly
better on our return.
The dogs kept us awake
a large part of the night.
Having had no meat now for
two days they are ravenous.
Our six chewed loose last
night and cleaned up everything
around camp, even carrying off
my big bear skin; the cub I had
with me in the jute. It was
one continual yell of "Away-"it"
all night from our dog men.
My female dog is no better; Harris
felled a found since leaving
Etah. I fear she is done.