AT ETAH 
Murphy and the young man Pritchard 
were also here. Murphy and Pritchard were 
the members of the crew who had been left 
here to guard the provisions of the expedi- 
tion, and to trade with the Esquimos. An- 
other person also was there to greet us; but 
who had kept himself ahve and well by his 
own pluck and clear grit, and who reported 
on meeting the Commander of having had a 
most satisfactory and enjoyable experience. 
I refer to Mr. Harry Whitney, the young 
man from New Haven, Conn., who had 
elected at the last hour, the previous autumn, 
to remain at Etah, to hunt the big game of 
the region. When the Roosevelt had sailed 
north from Etah, the previous August, he 
had been left absolutely alone; the Erik had 
sailed for home, and there was no way out of 
this desolate land for him until the relief ship 
came north the following year, or the Roose- 
velt came south to take him aboard. His 
outfit and equipment were sufficient for him 
and complete, but he had shared it with the 
natives until it was exhausted, and after that 
he had reverted to the life of the aborigines. 
Wlien the Roosevelt reached Etah, Mr. 
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