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march of twelve hours or more, and got
to the third encampment.
eighteen hours and slept at the fifth en-
campment 1t was very cold. minus nifty
three degrees. and I froze my left heel,
where had done 1t last fall. The husky
who was bughouse the night before
thawed it out on his stomach. At the
fourth encampment we got note from
the commander saying he had left that
camp the previous morning, March II,
after waiting six days 1t said: 1T is
vital that you overtake and give us fuel.
I'VE were now only one march behind
him. Martin called for a volunteer to go
ahead and tell the commander we were
behind. The best man, named Sigloo,
who afterward went to the pole with
sleep went on. That was going some.
After forty miles or so he went with only
five gallons of alcohol, dumping off his
loads. The rest of us were dead tired
after the march the day before and so
were the dogs. The result was we merely
held our own and did not gain on the fly
ing leader. A good rest and the next day
we decided to catch him or 'croak. and
we did without trouble as he waited.
guess the finish of that Marathon race
party, which had a head start of more
than forty miles, when the commander
came out to shake me by the hand, was
the best day of my life.
Return to the Ship.
Macmillan. my roommate. went back
from here with badly frozen heel;
the doctor. too. l went on five more
marches to about s5 degrees % minutes OF
about 1876 knots from the land, when ]
was sent back in command of the second
supporty party. On reaching the shore
in spite of two cripples. l went a hundred
miles west to lay down a cache, in the
eventuality of the commander being driv-
en- to the west. Then 1 headed for the
ship. fair heel-and-toe walking every bit
of the way, covering about 500 miles.
Il stayed on board seven days. when
the remnants of the Inflated third sup
porting party came in. AS rule the
sledges come in at full speed, but these
came in at a funeral gait, and Marvin
nowhere to be seen. The first words OF
his two Eskimos were enough: Marvin
gone-young ice. The poor fellow was
dead. The shock was pretty fierce, you
bet He was a dandy man, a fine leader,
and devilish sandy. They same in Satur-
day night al midnight.
Now Macmillan and Marvin were to
have gone to the most northern point OF
Greenland to lay down a line of supplies
in case the commander hit that coast
like he did last time. Well. Marvin being
gone, l took his place, anu after hurrying
preparations. Macmillan. as cool, nervy.
sandy and strong as they make EN-. and
left the Roosevelt in thirty-six hours,
and reached Cape Norris Jesup past
Lockwoods furtherst of S3 degrees n
minutes with ease. Here we stayed two
weeks. Mac going out to 81 degrees ID
minutes to sound and l making tidal OBJ
servations, according to orders. Here we
lived high, killing forty-seven musk oxen
In four hunts, and dogs and men had sir
loin and tenderloin all the time. AS none
of us had had any fresh meat in three
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mixed up in one herd OF sixteen. and took
some good photos of them. Then we
killed them all by gun. l beat all records,
Duffy's included. when 1 got within ten
feet of a big bull, held at bay by two
dogs. to take his photo, and he charged
the dogs. which happened to be on a line
between us. l only hit the high spots for
hundred yards or so.
Record in Sledge Travelling.
Coming back we made what l believe
is a worlds record in sledge travelling.
The last two days or so We were all more
or less snow blind. Rested up enc week,
then went off on hunting trip. Killed
four musk oxen 100 miles away. and
to the boat, only to have it die the next
day When we got down to Eskimo land
we put in about four days Walrus hunt
ing. In all. about seventy-two were Sc
cured. Some very exciting scenes oc-
| CURED. Once bull walrus. when we had
| engaged herd of fifty. came up along
side of me, got his tusks on the gunwale
of the boat so close to me that to hill
| him with my rifle I had to let her &c
off at port arms, as If 1 fired 1T from my
shoulder the muzzle would have been
beyond his head. 1t was exciting. all
right, to have his great, ugly face right
alongside of me, when 1t would have been
easier to smash him with my fist than
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