THE FATAL MONTH. 795 



per day as estimated, and in accordance with Dr. An- 

 stie's experiments. 



Went ahead until 10.30 ; one ounce alcohol 6.30 

 to 10.30 ; five miles ; struck big river ; 11.30 ahead 

 again ; sand bank. Meet small river. Have to turn 

 back. Halt at five. Only made advance one mile 

 more. Hard luck. Snow ; S. S. E. wind. Cold camp ; 

 but little wood ; one half ounce alcohol. 



October* 9th, Sunday. — One hundred and nineteenth 

 day. All hands at 4.30 one ounce alcohol. Read di- 

 vine service. Send Nindemann and Noros ahead for 

 relief ; they carry their blankets, one rifle, forty rounds 

 ammunition, two ounces alcohol. Orders to keep west 

 bank of river until they reach settlement. They 

 started at seven ; cheered them. Under way at eight. 

 Crossed creek. Broke through ice. All wet up to 

 knees. Stopped and built fires. Dried clothes. Un- 

 der way again at 10.30. Lee breaking down. At one 

 strike river bank. Halt for dinner, — one ounce alco- 

 hol. Alexey shot three ptarmigans. Made soup. We 

 are following Ninclemann's track, though he is long 

 since out of sight. Under way at 3.30. High bluff. 

 Ice running rapidly to northward in river. Halt at 4.40 

 upon coming to wood. Find canoe. Lay our heads on 

 it and go to sleep ; one half ounce alcohol for supper. 



October 10th, Monday. — One hundred and twentieth 

 day. Last half ounce alcohol at 5.30 ; at 6.30 send 

 Alexey off to look for ptarmigan. Eat deerskin scraps. 

 Yesterday morning ate my deerskin foot-nips. Light 

 S. S. E. airs. Not very cold. Under way at eight. In 

 crossing creek three of us got wet. Built fire and 

 dried out. Ahead again until eleven. Used up. Built 

 fire. Made a drink out of the tea-leaves from alcohol 

 bottle. On again at noon. Fresh S. S. W. wind, drift- 



