The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1911-03-01

Sieu ana get MN 10 TRY TO help me
right the sled, which was, / guess a
dozen times, and each time he was
weaker and more helpless than the
last, l asked him if he was cold and
he said no.
At 4:30 he wanted to light a eli
garette and I told him: For Gods
sake, Sol, let's not waste any more
time. we must get somewhere before
dark and We must keep going" He
said: 80, we have lots of time yet be-
fcre dark" and tried to light a cigarette
but could not, then after staggering
lack to the sled we started off again
| made up my mind that ! would not
stop again unless | dropped i'm my
tracks as I knew il got dark at $50
and | judged that we were five or six
ing back and calling to Sol to make
sure he was still on the sled and all
right. When we struck the draft wood
on the beach the dogs were going So
slow that the harness would catch on
the wood and stop the team and
would call to Sol to unfasten il but
What die you say" The poor fell wv
seemed 40 be absolutely out of his
mind. ! would ask him to do things
and he would try TO hut could not
Well the dogs kept stopping and the
sled kept getting caught on snags and
so finally | suggested leaving the dogs
did not want To at first, but I told him
we had TO do something orec,S soon.
then he was just like child. entirely
out of his head. so tied the dogs Ia a
telephone pole and told him to take
hold of my arm and we start j ont
We went just two telephone 10 lie
lengths and he fell down and pulled lnr
with him. I said MY God. Sol, this win
never do. we will have to go back 70
the sled When we got back | dis
covered the sled was wedged against
a stump and in order TO get il off
had 10 tip the sled over. He tried To
help me in his way, but kept falling
backwards and I was afraid of losing
him 50 told him to sit down and l
would try and tip the sled. / did final
~ and then had new hope and thought
we would be able To go on 50 | told
Sol To hold on to the sled and would
go ahead with the dogs / tried and
pulled and tugged but the dogs would
the sled and I told Sol we would have
to stay there all night as there was
nothing else tn do. il was about 30
then, asked him To help me right the
sled SO could unlash it and get the
robe out. He got up on his feet To
help me and staggered about 10 feet
he never got up again. tried to get
him over To the sled as I could not
raise the sled alone, but he kept tell
ing me to wait until he got his breath,
then asked him If he had knife and
he said: YES. what do you want
knife for?" | told him wanted to cut
the lashings and get the robe for him.
so he took off his mitten and put his
hand In his pocket TO get his knife,
asked him several times if he had it
and he kept saying he would get it In
a minute. Well | finally went over to
where he lay and told him TO let me
get II but ne would not take his hand
fingers We're all cramped tried 10 put
his mitten back on but IL was frozen
and so could not so put his hand up
under his arm and told him TO keep II
there. l then took off my mitten and
went through his pockets. but he did
not have a knife SO / did not know
what To do. I went over To the sled
again and tried and tried and finally
managed to right the sled and then
went TO work. got the robe out and
then tried to get Solly into il. but he
seemed To be in sound sleep. al
though lie would answer me when +
spoke to him. / tried to roll him over
into the robe. but could not. so put Il
under his head and wrapped his feet
In ii and covered him as best I could
Then went back to the sled and sat
down to rest and I soon fell asleep. r
got cold and woke up with a sudden
start and realized that would never do.
so got up and walked around the sled.
calling every little while to Solly and
asking him if he was awake. When |.
did not get any answer would go over
and shake him. I did not dare sit
down long and rest myself as would
go to sleep instantly. would have
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