CHAPTER IX 
READY FOR THE DASH TO THE POLE THE COM- 
MANDER'S ARRIVAL 
T^HE Diary — February 23: Heavy snow- 
"*• fall and furious winds; accordingly in- 
tense darkness and much discomfort. 
There was a heavy gale blowing at seven 
o'clock in the morning, on February 22, and 
the snow was so thick and drif ty that we kept 
close to our igloos and made no attempt to 
do more than feed the dogs. My igloo was 
completely covered with snow and the one oc- 
cupied by Dr. Goodsell was blown away, so 
that he had to have another one, which I helped 
to build. 
The wind subsided considerably, leaving a 
thick haze, but after breakfast, Professor Mac- 
Millan, Mr. Borup, and their parties, left 
camp for Cape Colan, to get the supplies they 
had dumped there, and carry them to Cape 
Aldrich. I took one Esquimo, Pooadloonah, 
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