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day, shipping seas all tlic time pumps and bailers gowing 

 Night and Day all hands feet frostbitten when the gale was 

 over the Captain had lost the use of ]\\sfeat and hands made 

 the cost, struck one of the small rivers, not finding water 

 enough to enter, the Ice making, bcatting around for two 

 days, the Captain determined to make 'the land, the boat 

 struck two miles off shore the Captain made everybody that 

 was able to stand on his feet to get over board, to lighten the 

 boat and tow her in we towed her one mile, could not get 

 her any further, took out ihc ship's papers and provisions, 

 the Captain then had got the use of his hands and feat a 

 little, in evening of the 25th of September. Names of boats 

 crew Captain DcLong Surgeon Ambler Mr. Collins, W. T. C. 

 Nindermann Louis P. Norris, II. II. Erickson, II. II. Kaack, 

 G. W. Boyd, A. Gortz, A. Dressier, W. Lee, N. Iverson, 

 Alexia, Ah Sam and one dog remained a few days on the 

 scacoast on account of some of the mcns feet being badly 

 frost bitten, leaving behind the ships log and other articles, 

 not being able to carry them, started to travel south with 

 five days provisions. Erickson, walking on crutches a few 

 days after made a sled to drag him, came to a hut on the 

 5th of October. On the morning of the Cth the Docktcr cut 

 off all his toes, the Captain asked me if I had strength to goo 

 to one of the settlements with one of the men to get assist- 

 ance, as he was gowing to stay by Erickson. While 

 talking about it Erickson Died, we Burcd him in the 

 river the Captain paid we will all go together name of 

 place Owtit Ary, lat. 71 dcg. 55 min. north, long, not 

 known. Oct. 7th Eat our last Dog meat, started traville 

 south with about one quart of Alkihall, and two tin cases of 

 ships papers two rifles and little amtmition, travillcd until 

 the 9th. Nothing to Eat, drank three ounces of Alkihall a 

 day per man, the Captain and the rest of them got weak and 

 gave out travilling he then sent me and L. P. Noros with 

 three ounces of Alkihall and one rifle and 40 rounds of amu- 

 nitions on ahead to a place called Kurnak Surka. Dis- 

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