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Samara Cary at Feb 19, 2024 05:24 PM

stefansson-wrangel-09-15-034-001a

Dear V. S.

I have just come up from
Adas cabin where I have been
sitting and talking to her for an
hour or more. She is still
feeling ill - she was on deck an
hour or two - but went down again
and stayed in bed. As she seems to
feel better there - She spoke a
little of Wrangel. - Maurer she
said, "was a good rustler" - "the
best shot all the boys said" -
Galle - and Crawford too got
each a polar bear
Knight and Galle
were talking about

coming back next year as [pardners]
and trapping".

When she shot seal She said
each of the three seals she shot
had their heads shot away -
"you must shoot shoot their heads"
she told me or they'll fall into the
water.

Noice had not written her. She
seemed a little put out about it.
She talks quite a lot - about Nome
and living in Nome - Sometimes
about Wrangel I don't press her
much about that - thinking
there is time to get the story
gradually and as I do not know
what is in the paper she dictated
I feel that it is best to let her come
to it naturally. I tell her about
you from time to time. She seems to

stefansson-wrangel-09-15-034-001a

Dear V. S.

I have just come up from
Adas cabin where I have been
sitting and talking to her for an
hour or more. She is still
feeling ill - she was on deck an
hour or two - but went down again
and stayed in bed. As she seems to
feel better there - She spoke a
little of Wrangel. - Maurer she
said, "was a good rustler" - "the
best shot all the boys said" -
Galle - and Crawford too got
each a polar bear
Knight and Galle
were talking about

coming back next year as partners
and trapping".

When she shot seal She said
each of the three seals she shot
had their heads shot away -
"you must shoot shoot their heads"
she told me or they'll fall into the
water.

Noice had not written her. She
seemed a little put out about it.
She talks quite a lot - about Nome
and living in Nome - Sometimes
about Wrangel I don't press her
much about that - thinking
there is time to get the story
gradually and as I don't know
what is in the paper she dictated
I feel that it is best to let her come
to it naturally. I tell her about
you from time to time. She seems to