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7 to 8 hundred feet high and nearly straight up. Broken up
slate. Arrived at mouth of Skeleten R. at 2.15 A.M. Skeleton
R. is no more but is now a sandpit on the E. side of
the River mouth. All that remained here of a cache be-
longing is the Karkhuls' crowd was 1/2 of a pemmican ties and
a place where a fire had been. Saw one fox. Dog tired. Ice
rough all along the beach and as far to sea as I could
discern. Very few seals seen since leaving, R. Har. Will try
an The hills inland are still snow cov couvered. Skeleton R.
was early easily passed by going off shore on the ice about
200 yds. ¶ Left Skeleton R. 6 P.M. July xxx 9 arrived
at "Karluk" camp N.E. of Warring Pt. at 3.15 a.m. Travel-
ed all day in rain storm. Two camp sites exposed, tents down,
but grave is on hill side, ice covered. Made a [horid]- break
from pieces of old tents and got about 4 hours sleep. Saw
one fox. Left note on pole at Hooper's (airn a couple of mi.
East. of R. Harbour. ¶ Left Warring Pt. 5 P.M. July 10 and
arrived at Skeleton R. 11.30 P.M. coming thru a pass I found
cutting off a great deal of distance to any one traveling on the
land. Stayed at the Skeleton R. The river by now y was im
possible to cross for it went to sea thru the ice and joined a
lead running parallel to the shore about 1/2 mi off shore. ¶ At
5 A.M. July I left the river mouth giving up the East N. bank
after cacheing my two blankets and a few other things I could
do with out. I traveled for 7 hours then the worst going
I have ever encountered. Wet snow, knee deep, water and
brown sticky mud. Occasionally I tried likely looking places
for a crossing and altho I found places that I do not