The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-31

low til! the snow melted from the ice.
| found very little hunting in this
neighborhood, but shot, a few sea
gulls.
Lost Instruments in Water.
L recovered soon afterward from
the scurvN and could work again. At
the beginning of July we proceeded
southwark on the ice without snow.
but were much delayed by the water
and ~crcvasses.
We lost our instruments and other
things when a SledSe fell into the
water. The provisions were damaged
by salt water. and again we had to
lie low ON liavgaads Island until the
beginning of August, the outdrifting
ice being ~jmpaSsable.
The depot here was quite destroyed
by water. but it had not been touched.
We got no I'm and We're very
hungry. having been on short allow
anccs since the beginning of July.
Hunger forced us southwark in
August. We had only sever pounds
of provisions and two dogs.
Ate Both Dogs.
Deep water spots n rivers on out
drifted inland ice delayed us Very
much. Finally We had to turn a
sledse into a ferry boat which could
carry the load of dogs and one man.
Tho dogs were quit" broken down,
and had To be carried on The alcdges.
We shot twelve ptarmisnns and a
hare kid ON the north coast of Lam
berts Land. From there We walked
on to the next depot. We had to cat
both the dogs.
My comrade WAS very i'll. and both
OF us We're Very much exhausted. We
moved slowly along with the sleGge.
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We came along broad creNasses. We
reached the depot a long time after
We had eaten tho last Of the dogs
meat. The depot gave us a good
supply, but We had to lie down for
S"Ven days IN recover our strength.
w" suffered from poisoning from
having eaten the dogs liver.
w" could not do any hunting here,
so We started south again ON Soptonl-
her >. The sledging WAS much bet
ter. as new ice is always Very uneven
and difficult to pass. We found Tho
north depot partly damaged when WI
reached there. ON September 10 opel
water ia the south compelled us i,
leave tho slodgc blind. also our tn,
and other things. All the Bear Rocks
We walked on tho land, carrying oui
diaries and provisions. consisting Of
three pounds of nemmican.
Had y" Water or Fuel.
n Storm broke the new ice ir
SkaergaardS ford, where We shot
four pt~arn1iCans. We had to wait Z;
day on Il rock before the now ic,
was strong enough to carry US. hu
sever" storms broke it again. whom
We were out ON an island in thu
middle of this ford. The storms were
incessant. and We waited two DAYS
and ate u last provisions. We had
no water or fuel. Finally We had 10
90. and left til" dairi"S in - rairn. We
reached land after ten hours of hard
labor.
We walked along the coast 10 Cape
Marie Naldomar. There We found two
leans and moat extract. and rested n
few ours From there W. proceeded,
Very much broken by hun2eT and
cold. We tried 10 rest behind a Ston.
the following night. but it was blow
ing too much for sleep. Hecaus" col
the vino becoming stronger and the
intense cold we We're forced to leave
this refuge. whore we found tive
small ans of soup between stones.
From there we Went STRAIGHT across
country. and reached nennarlz har-
Dor al noon on September 70. We
tried to ~ back from here for ou1
diaries in October, l,ut mad to give
mp the attempt aft"r 4 days STRIVING
I Uninterrupted storms delayed olu
Journey southwark to Winter harbor
We started finally on NnNcmItor %
and reached TN" harhor on the 18th,
latter fort% hours of continuous walk
Ing. We spent the winter there. ard
.l"dgcd S"rthward Ia tn" depot or
the southeastern point of Shannon
Island. We shot hears. and was
cured of the last remnant OF the
sCurvy.
Pears DESTROY Dcnot.
w" wanted to :" /" BASS RocE
Island. hut the conditions were too
difficult. open water and deep SNOW
on the inland ice preventing. We de-
cided first to return for the diaries
and sleds"d tn S~ko.rg33rd's hurd to
get them. Bears had e&;roy"d The
depot and spread the contents about.
We dug I'll" snow away With cur
hands and found nearly everything.
w" returned To Shannon IslInd on
June Il. In the middle Of July iso
driftcd on the shore. We remained
until Aug, 80, but there WAS still NO
water in view. We tried To 9" south
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