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July 24 - Breakfast 8 A.M. Maurer west, I north to find lake, not
there (?) Fox carcass, bones M. [oorWw]. measure 2 1/2 shotgun
Peculiar shape. Wood in bank, bad shells. No ducks, some
on tundra. Brant go west. 1 shot, fizzle. Maurer 1 seal
several miles from camp. C. gets seal. M. skins, I bring
paddle W., tusk. Bed 10.

July 25 - Wind 7 A.M., hardest 8 P.M. C. & K. stakes wind W. Ice
not out. Bed 10 P.M.

July 26 - Wind west & strong breeze, clear. Changed to S. mist,
changed to E., mist, strong E., rain. Went east up river E.
side, down, up river W. side due W. then N.N.W. Walked
until river down R. due S.-S.E. to camp. No ducks. 1 egg-
shell on tundra. 1 fox carcass, lake. In walking up to
find lake C. saw and I saw ahead in mist something that
looked like water, a long snow strip. Walked towards, came
to river. Looked like water, only snow bank, no lake at all.
Several new flowers. Crawford 1 old squaw, swam to get same.

July 27 - Wind E. rain 2 P.M., shift to the N.W. Rain, blow, no
rain. Down 8 P.M. C. 2 trips west, 2nd 1 f. eider. River
up and down, morning & evening.

July 28 - An Agnostic's Apology, John Smith, Dublin. Breeze,
slight, W., 6:30 A.M. Went E. no breeze. Umiak bow, whale
bones, flowers, ivory, bears (no ducks) not more than dozen
eiders, lots of old squaws, 1 walrus. Strong breeze com-
ing back. Maurer 3 seals, 2 f. 1 m. Maurer 1 loon, 1 old
squaw. K. west nothing. Dory out K. & M. row, C. & I
dogs. Hitch 4 dogs to seals single file. K. & I dory
back. Wood. Saw 2 P.M. head of brant eaten by dogs.

July 29 - Thick & heavy most day. Nothing attempted. Wind blew
up once, not last long. Bear head broken by #2.

July 30 - C. to D. Harbor, M. 1 f. 1 m. seals, 1 f. ugruk, got
them in dory, take dogs (4) in dory. Seals single file
U-S-S-. K & M skin ugrug, Ada & I seals. Good weather,
calm, no sun, slight breeze E. rain.

July 31 - Thermometers 35/44.2/29.4/ Sun out, stiff breeze, no
hunting. After supper Ada and I go as far as lake E. for
flowers, get about 3 new kinds, 1 oak stave. Ugruk meat
not as palatable as usual seal. 1 owl. Ada says that
this owl destroys young birds.

Aug. 1 - Bad weather. M. tried to go out on ice W., lead too big,
came back. Nothing else all day. C. back 5 A.M.

Aug. 2 - Blow & snow all day, nothing attempted.

Aug. 3 - Trying to clear all day, sun out few minutes, calm even-
ing. Nothing but sawed wood. Ada cleaned skins. U. skin
stretched with rope & cod line.

Aug. 4 - Calm most day. M. west no seal. Easy over lead, hard
back. C. K. & I shot at ugruk, C. low, K highest, I high,