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cepting when they were compelled to move about to get 

 warm. 



" In the morning it moderated a little, and they decided 

 to return to St. Lawrence Bay, and wait until the weather 

 became more suitable for traveling. The storm increased 

 in violence all the time, but as the wind was now behind, 

 they had no trouble and the bay was reached in safety. 

 There being no dog food at the village at North Head, it be- 

 came necessary to go to the south side. The bay was 

 crossed safely, and they arrived on the southern shore about 

 one and a half miles from the village of Nutapinwin their 

 destination. 



" All the heavy gales during this season of the year were 

 from the northward and westward. Just before getting to 

 the village, it was necessary to make a sharp turn to the 

 right, and go in the teeth of the gale for about two hundred 

 yards. The order in which the sleds were proceeding was 

 as follows : Castillo and Ehr Ehren, Putnam, Zane and 

 Nortuna, and Hunt and a native came last and were some 

 distance behind. 



"All proceeded along well until they made the turn to 

 face the gale, when Putnam, not having the ability to con- 

 trol dogs so well as the natives, (it is difficult to force the 

 dogs to go to windward in a severe storm,) or probably not 

 knowing of the abrupt deviation from his course, as he could 

 not sec the other sleds turn, probably kept straight on. 

 Zanc, being familiar with the locality, recognized some land- 

 marks when near the village, but Putnam could not recog- 

 nize the marks, as this was his first visit to the place. 



"About this time Zane overtook Putnam, and when their 

 sleds were abreast remarked, * Well, Put, it seems that we 

 are all right after all.' Putnam answered, ' 1 hope so.' They 

 were the last words he was ever heard to utter, and that was 

 the last seen of him. His sled fell a little behind. The na- 

 tives made the turn with some difficulty, but Putnam missed 

 it, partly owing to his being unable to see them. It is 

 thought that as the wind was quartering he was sitting on 



