April 20–21 and 21–22, 1909
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14 r.                                                 59 d Tues-Wed Apr. 20-21 Still perfect weather. Calm & not a cloud, but we are off the track & off the schedule. I anticipated trouble in this march across the region of the big lead & found it. Captain lost trail at most northerly lead & did not find it again. We had much trouble in crossing the southerly lead. Camped at Captain's igloo after 10 hour march. Dogs utterly lifeless. Hard march for me. No sleep last night, most uncomfortable march or trip. The igloo cold, my clothes wet my jaw & head throbbing & burning. Knocked the thing out finally with quinine & "Analgesic". We are coming down upon the coast west [vertically in margin:] of Columbia the ice having gone that way north of the big lead. [Second unlined page. Top page was filled in first.] 15 r.m.                                          60 d. Tues - Wed Apr. 21 - 22 Still the finest weather. Surprising. We are close in under the land heading for C. Nares. All the ice N of the big lead went west & had we followed the compass course to land it would have brought us to Ward Hunt I. 7 6 hour march, then lunch, then 6 hours. Passed Captain's igloo end of 7 hours. Recent bear track, hare track, several fox tracks. Crossed 2 narrow leads on thin young ice. Sun so hot & blinding now practically impossible to travel in day time, yet temp from -16˚ to -20˚ [Circled:] See near beginning of book for continuation.
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