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As soon as two, three, four, and five sled crews fin- 

 ished dinner, I sent Starr, Bartlett, and some clogs with 

 St. Michael's sled back to our old camp to bring for- 

 ward provisions ; and Mr. Cole, with the remainder of 

 our dogs ahead, to bring back hospital sled. And when 

 No. 1 finished dinner I took all remaining hands and 

 went back to the ferry, unloaded entirely our broken 

 sleds, and from the two sound ones removed everything 

 but pemmican awd alcohol ; and then, eight of us to each 

 sled, we dragged them up to our camp, reaching it by 

 six p. m. Cole, meanwhile, had arrived with the hos- 

 pital sled, and Ericksen took his dogs and went forward 

 for No. l's tent and sleeping gear. At seven we had 

 supper, and at eight a. m. set the watch, and piped down, 

 a weary lot of mortals. Weather all day overcast. 



Temperature at eight p. m. 21°. Wind northeast. 

 Weather overcast, and very raw and damp. The fog 

 seems to penetrate to the bone. All hands seem bright 

 and cheerful. None of us are stiff after our hard work, 

 strange to say, and have slept splendidly. The sick 

 are as follows : Chipp used up about the legs ; has slept 

 some, but only in the early part of the day. Alexey, 

 better; steward, better; Kuehne, better. 



Got up the first two sled loads, and one broken sled, 

 by 9.30 p. m., and immediately sent off the relief party 

 for two more sled loads. Sent Mr. Dunbar ahead to the 

 southward again to make out a road, and our first party 

 set to work repairing our sleds. Found to my un- 

 pleasant surprise that the whaleboat's sled was broken 

 in the after cross-pieces ; dismounted the boat and set 

 about repairs. 



Our experience thus far in traveling has not been 

 very encouraging. We have had such terrific roads, 

 such soft and deep snow, and such ugly ice openings, 



