2o6 NEAREST THE POLE 



not only for the snow, but for the boggy saturated 

 ground as well, at this time of year. 



Some time after the work was completed and I 

 was sitting in the tent reloading my camera, when 

 Egingwah came running to say the doe and fawn were 

 coming back, and regretting that he had no gun. I 

 gave him my revolver which carried the same car- 

 tridge as the carbine and told him to try that. Be- 

 fore the deer got in range however, they smelled or 

 heard the dogs, and started off for the little valley 

 again. 



Then we saw Ooblooyah returning, and he seeing 

 the deer, ran back and ambushed the doe as she 

 entered the ravine. Hearing his shot, Egingwah went 

 off to him, and at ii a. m. they were back in camp 

 with the meat of the doe. I had told Ooblooyah to 

 bring the fawn in alive if possible, and being unable 

 to catch it, the boys had left it and the skin of the doe, 

 until they had further instructions. 



I had a pot of tea, and another of cooked meat 

 ready, as we had had only our coffee and biscuit since 

 our breakfast thirteen hours before (not that this was 

 a great hardship, but it was enough to give us robust 

 appetites) . 



Our zest was increased by the fact that for the 

 last five days, we had been living on preserved eggs 

 and mush in order to save the pemmican for the dogs. 

 This is a very good diet in ordinary climates, but by 

 no means takes the place of meat for work under these 

 conditions. 



After eating, the two men turned in, but I remained 

 up till 3 p. M. to get a latitude observation. All 



