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cold. Reports were circulated amongst the men that you could not procure sleds to send us provisions which produced a bad feeling, and made them very uneasy and discontented. I attributed the diarrhea to the entire absence of grease of any kind with our food and wishing to see you on these subjects, and also if possible to procure sleds to go to the Koraks for deer. I left the Station and proceeded to Crepast arriving there on the evening of the 26th I was much surprised to receive a note from you, stating that you would start that morning for Ghijigha, and to learn that you had left.

All the natives were preparing to leave for Ghijigha with every team that was able to travel. With one or two exceptions the families at Crepast were living from hand to mouth, on birds and rabbits, and represented the people above Markova in a starving condition. I offered to go with them to the Koraks, and if I succeeded in purchasing 50 deer, would give them thirty. — This I considered a sufficient inducement to secure them for the trip even if they were not in such a sad state [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] as they represented themselves to be. They promised to make every effort to get sleds and go with me. Next I hired the starters narte[[?]] at a high price and returned to the Station. April 3d, Mr Norton having recruited his party, and the weather having moderated somewhat, he again started out, taking with him ten day's rations, in hard bread, beans,