CARLSON'S WINTER DOG-SLED EXPEDITION 



larger hummocks. Footing is treacherous, but the 

 dogs seem to be able to find plenty of traction. 



March 8 



We were up early this morning and found the 

 wind had gone down a little, though the tempera- 

 ture was still high, 28°. Early in the morning two 

 of the dogs ate the traces on their harness, but 

 Enok was able to catch one of them. The other 

 dog escaped and Hansi fears that he will rob our 

 cache of meat which is on the back trail. We de- 

 cided to leave Enok with the dogs while Hansi, 

 Mathias and I went out in search of the plane. 

 The wind made progress difficult, but the gen- 

 erally even surface of the ice aided our progress. 

 We have not yet encountered a single crevasse. Af- 

 ter two hours of travel we reached the moraine 

 which I was given as a landmark. The plane from 

 this location should have been about two miles to 

 the east southeast. The rolling hummocks here are 

 deeper than those near the nunatah and the depres- 

 sions hold more snow. The snow is moreover hard- 

 packed and in places as much as four feet deep. 

 We spent four hours in the vicinity where we 

 expected to find the plane. We separated and 

 searched up and down, but no trace of it was to 

 be found. 



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