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of my little family are seated in a kind
and even lovable manner around
our fire.

Just as we were sitting down
to our usual Sunday's Chapter in the
Bible McGeary and Morton returned
pretty well worn out by a journey of at
least 70 miles. They brought with
them a flipper of walrus weighing in
beef, bone, and blubber about 40 lbs, and
we soon gave them a welcome over a
cheering supper.

We had hardly taken our
seats before the deck watch announced
Ohlsen and Hans, our former which I had [illegible] hunting party [illegible]
returning after five nights on the snow.
Save Goodfellow every one of our little
party was again aboard. Prayers were
read our seal oil lamp of [posterity?] substituted
for the smoking [slush?], a half
wine glass of gin served out, Extra
walrus steaks put upon the gridiron
and we all sat down a trusting little
party to eat and be filled.

The table talk, brought with sharp
clearness before me the wild life we lead. Here
had one party made seventy four miles by
dogs in two days and another one hundred
and sixty on foot in five days. The therm
throughout measuring below zero and neither
Company having any other night shelter than
the Buffalo Bag. I brought [?] of the
reward of all this toil Three Rabbits, two
Ptarmagan & 40 [lbs] of walrus beef and
composed mentally our condition with that
of the dear people at home.

So Wed am I [?] hard bivouacks and
long marched that it seems a mere walk
to make my 60 miles in the snow. The
country, if thus the wild range of ice