I said, "Yes."
A chisel I had with me to cut the frozen sand with. We dug into
the sand and just came on them. The boys were surprised and would
have bet anything before we started that I wouldn't find anything
whatever, as the snow in winter makes things look different.
March 19th. - To-day made good time. Duncan snow blind.
Sunday, March 20th. - Early before noon we came to the camp. The
tent was all buried in the snow; but when we dug down were
surprised to find it standing. We wrapped Mr. Hubbard in the
things we brought along with us, and did the best we could.
I blazed a tree near where the tent has been. This I wrote deeply:
L. HUBBARD
died here 18th October, 1903, and
will be brought out by
T. BLAKE, DUNCAN M'LEAN and G. ELSON.
Came on a little farther this evening. The boys yet do not hardly
think I can find the rest of the things. Of course, I'm not sure
myself; but I can try any way. We have our cache five different
places, some 4 and 8 miles apart.
March 21st. - The boys were surprised to-day. When we came to the
first cache I told them that we left some things there; but they
looked at me and told me, how could I tell and no marks to go by.
But they wouldn't refuse. We dug down to the ground, 8 feet, and
just came on our little bundle we had left. The next was the same,
and the next, till we got everything we had thrown away, only one
bag yet with lots of films in. I remembered that I had hung it up
by a little strap, on a little stump in some swamp, and the trees
scattered. I thought I really could not guess at that place, and
told the boys; but we went on any way, till I thought we came to
the place. No tree near, only just a plain. At last we dug down a
piece any way. When we got down a piece we started to feel around
with our feet, and just came on the stump, and the bag still on.
Mr. Blake says, "I have been trapping now ever since I could, when
only a boy, and I think I know a little about travelling in the
bush now; but I could never find anything like you, and did not
miss one place, but came right on it every time. I would never
believe any one could do that if I did not see it myself."
Duncan said the same, and besides nothing to go by.
March 22nd. - Started back from the camp for Grand Lake. Each man
has a big load, for we have picked up lots.
