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100 think was more than shoulder deep, the current was so rapid that to keep one's footing was impossible. Finly in desperation I decided to swim the river so putting my Kodak, films, matches etc. in a pair of water boots across we went. I did not put my trusty Ingersoll in the water boots and it stopped then and I lost track of time from then on. After traveling about 5 hours more thru more snow, mud and water I reached the camp site at [[Rodgers Harbor (Wrangel Island)|R. Har]] Had a sleep and rest here, then went to old trapping camp, had another sleep and reached home at 7 P.M. The morning of July 12, foot sore & weary. July 12 13 Friday. max 41.0 min 29.0 [[Maurer, Frederick W., 1893-1923|Maurer]] killed two seals today, one of which slipped down his hole and was lost. [[Galle, Milton Harvey Robert, 1902-1923|Galle]] was sealing but got nothing. [[Crawford, Allan R., 1901-1923|Crawford]] has a sore hand and can do nothing. I have been resting up, for my feet are sore and I am stiff. July 15 14 Saturday max 45.7 min 24.0 1 seal [[Maurer, Frederick W., 1893-1923|M.]] Blowing a strong breeze from W. with sleet. Stayed in camp. Later - The weather let up a bit and [[Maurer, Frederick W., 1893-1923|Maurer]] went a short way from camp and killed two seals, one, as yesterday, slid down the hole before [[Maurer, Frederick W., 1893-1923|Maurer]] could reach him. [[Galle, Milton Harvey Robert, 1902-1923|Galle]] took two dogs and hauled it in July 15 Sunday 1 Eider [[Knight, Errol Lorne, 1893-1923|K]] max 40.0 min 32.0 Blowing a gale all day from the W. with snow & sleet. The ice went out along the beach for a distance of about a mile and is now about 3/4 of a mile