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the infusion. Everybody getting weaker and weaker. 

 Hardly strength to get firewood. Southwest gale, with 

 snow. 



THURSDAY, Oct. 13th 123d day. Willow tea. Strong 

 southwest winds. No news from Nindermann. We are 

 in the hands of God, and unless He relents are lost. We 

 cannot move against the wind, and staying here means 

 starvation. After noon went ahead for a mile, crossing 

 either another river or a wind in the big one. After cross- 

 ing missed Lee. Went down in a hole in the bank and 

 camped. Sent back for Lee. He had laid down, and was 

 waiting to die. All united in saying the Lord's Prayer and 

 Creed. After supper strong gale of wind. Horrible night. 



FRIDAY, Oct. 14th 124th day. Breakfast, willow tea. 

 Dinner, half tea, spoonful sweet oil and willow tea. Alexai 

 shot one ptarmigan. Had soup. Southwest wind modera- 

 ting. 



SATURDAY, Oct. 15th 125th day. Breakfast, willow tea 

 and two old boots. Conclude to move at sunrise. Alexai 

 broken down ; also Lee. Came to an empty grain raft. 

 Halt and camp. Signs of smoke at twilight to southward. 



SUNDAY, Oct. 16th 126th day. Alexai broken down. 

 Divine service. 



MONDAY, Oct. 17th 127th day. Alexai dying. Doctor 

 baptised him. Read prayers for sick. Mr. Collins' birth-- 

 day, forty years old. About sunset Alexai died. Exhaus- 

 tion from starvation. Covered him with ensign and laid 

 him in the crib. 



TUESDAY, Oct. 18th 128th day. Calm and mild. Snow 

 falling. Buried Alexai in the afternoon. Laid him on the 

 ice of the river and covered him over with slabs of ice. 



WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19th 129th day. Cutting up tent to 

 make foot gear. Doctor went ahead to find new camp. 

 Shifted by dark. 



THURSDAY, Oct. 20th 130th day. Bright and sunny, but 

 very cold. Lee and Kaack done up. 



FRIDAY, Oct. 21st 131st day. Kaack was found dead 



