The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18

heavy mist. Left camp at 1880 a. M,
nooned one hou" and camped at
Waugh's tent at 2 p. IN. Searched
tent and cache for food, but found
none. Going very heavy. Killed an
other dog. We have now only nine
dogs; the rest are gone for food.
Covered IL miles,"
"34 below. Saturday. January 2S.
Strong south wind with mist Left
camp at 7:45 a. m., nooned one hour
and camped at one Of our old camps
at p. m. Taylor sick last night. Co
ing very heavy and very little sign
of our old trail. Twelve miles.
"20 below, Sunday, January 20.
Showing with light northeast wind.
Left camp and 1880, nooned one hour
and camped in cabin at 1880 p. m.,
five miles up Mountain creek. Killed
another dog tonight. Men and dogs
very weak. Cached one sled and
wrapper and seven single dog har-
nesses here. Ten miles.
"51 below, Monday, January 80.
Fine with light west wind Left
camp at 7:45. Nooned one hour and
camped at 3:15 p. m. at foot of big
hill on Mountain creek. Going very
heavy; old trail all filled in. All
hands feeling sick, supposed to be
from eating dogs liver. Fourteen
miles.
as degrees below. Tuesday, Janu-
ary 81. 62 degrees below p. m. Fine
with southwest wind. Left camp at
7:15 a. m. Had to double up for
first half-mile. Nooned one hour and
camped at 4:15 p. m, four miles from
Caribou river. Going heavy; travelled
part of time on old trail, but it was
filled in. Skin peeling off our faces,
and parts of body and lips all swol-
en- and split. l suppose this is caus-
ed by feeding on dog meat Every
body feeling cold, very much for
want of proper food. Seventeen miles.
Fifty.One Below Zero.
51 below in a. m. Wednesday, Feb
ruary 1. Fine with strong south
wind. Left camp at 1880 a. m. Noon
ed one hour and camped at p. m.
on river, where we start around Car
ibou Born mountain. Followed our
old trail, but found 1t very heavy.
Killed another dog tonight. This
makes eight dogs we have killed, and
we have eaten most of them and fed
dried fish to the dogs. Sixteen miles.
u above in a. m, Thursday, Feb
ruary 2, % below in p. m. Fine in
morning; very misty in mountain in
p. m. Left camp at p. m. Nooned
one hour and had to camp on noun
tain at $3.50 p. m., as we got astray
In the mist. Going heavy in creek;
IN ho nA1Ss
miles.
"26 below, Friday. February 8. Mis-
ty in a. M, clear in p. M, strong
northeast wind. Left camp at 7:45;
crossed mountain by 1:3O p. m., and
camped on Traill creek at mouth of
small creek. Killed another dog to-
night. and had to feed some of it to
the dogs, as we have no dried fish.
Men and dogs are very thin and
weak. and cannot travel far. We
have travelled about 200 miles on dog
meat, and have still about 100 miles
to go, but 1 think we will make it all
right, but will have only three or
four dogs left. Fourteen miles.
"52 below, Saturday, February 4.
Fine with strong southeast wind.
Left camp at 3:35. Nooned one hour
and camped at 8 p. M, s miles down
Trail creek. Going very heavy and
everybody suffered very much with
the cold. Eight miles.
The Last Record.
"4S below, Sunday, February 5.
Fine with strong south wind. Left
camp at 7:15. Nooned one hour and
camped about s miles further down.
Just after noon l broke through the
ice and had to make fire; found one
foot slightly frozen. Killed another
dog tonight. Have only five dogs
more and can only go few miles a
day. Everybody breaking out on the
body, and skin peeling off. Eight
miles.
The will of the late Inspector Fitz-
gerald was found on his body, written
on torn piece of paper with a burnt
twig, leaving his effects to his moth
er. 1t consisted Of twenty-five words