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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4012, 11 August 1931, Page 7

after he had been tossed from the sled several times, stripped him naked, and tied him on her back under her clothing. This did not stop her doing a man’s share of the work of urging the dogs and helping tug the sleds. Once while crossing weak ice she broke through to her knees. Instead of trying to scramble out—which would probably have meant that she would sink deeper—she lay flat until one of the Eskimos rescued her. At 4 p.m. we struck thin ice. The Eskimos could find no way to cross it. It was then a matter of parking on an ice floe, hoping that in the morning the going wouk be safe. Some of the party feared that the strong wind would carry the floe down the straits, and perhaps break it up. The Eskimos assured us, however, that the wind would die down during the night.” The Eskimos were right. Next day the party sighted the masts of a vessel in the harbour at Cambridge Bay. On November 3 the author records: <E 1 started to faint, and asked for water. Someone passed more whisky, and I passed out for five minutes. Halfway through the night I awoke, had another meal, and to help to pass the time this liary was resumed. Then J got into Bob’s bunk, and we ate a pound of :h<colato between us.” When they got to a weighin machine it was found that the colonel had lost ost slb in weight during the ordeal.