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two and a half pounds of grease. This is to be utilized in the 

 lunches for the advance party. It took me about eight hours 

 to do all this. 



Saturday, April 9. This morning we found the doctor down 

 with the grippe. Poor fellow, I am afraid he will have a hard 

 time of it. The boys have no consideration for the sick, and he 

 is right out in the noise and turmoil all the time. At eleven A. M. 

 Mr. Peary started with his six best dogs and Keshu for Her- 

 bert Island to bring back some seals cached there for dog- 

 food. He rode the whole distance over, which, measured by 

 the odometer, was 14.06 miles. During his absence I worked 

 on canvas-bags for various instruments and on cording the 

 sails intended for our sledges. At 11.30 P. M., it being day- 

 light throughout the twenty-four hours, I started to meet Mr. 

 Peary, but had only walked half a mile when I saw him com- 

 ing. The day has been, as usual, fine ; temperature ranging 

 from — 9° to — 22°. We have now a team of ten good dogs, 

 a very cheering sight for us. Mr. Peary feels confident that he 

 will get more, and this means assured success on the inland ice. 



