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@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ original envelope with its 2 cent stamp. The letter has a number of references t
 children. Peter was Louis; Polly was Edith; and the 'little black rascal' referred to Maurice.
 Miss Saville was the nurse at the Nome Hospital that was mentioned in the article by Inez in
 the family newsletter two years ago.
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 Nome Alaska August 26, 1923
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 My Dear Ethel et al.
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 I don't know when I did write or when you did
 but I am going to write now however and never
 the less. But I wish I could talk (I can yet but I
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ and Polly sit up and listen and that little black
 rascal of yours would fairly sparkle with
 listening. Can't I see him listening now to all the
 yarns we told last summer?
-[photo of people on a frozen body of water with icebergs and a boat]
 You see, we-Miss Saville and I, took a trip north
 on the Buford and it was very interesting. We
 went north thru the Bering Strait into the Arctic and as far as the Ice Pack. There the captain
@@ -37,13 +33,13 @@ along the icebergs and the walrus were 'heisted' on board by the use of the cran
 tons of freight and the beasts were so huge that they made the pulleys just creak. They were
 over 12 feet long, as big around as three cows, had no feet but toenails on their flippers or
 flappers, no head but their body just suddenly ended with a hole for a mouth and big bristles
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 all around it similar to a currycomb in coarseness; no ears but huge tusks of ivory. They are
 the most repulsive looking animals imaginable and tho I have always read about them I never
 expect such disagreeable looking creatures. They had a rough brown hairy skin and some of
 them looked warty. They must have weighed two ton at least. Ere we got them back to Nome
 to the natives they were getting extremely odiferous—in fact, you could scarcely stay on the
 ship with any degree of comfort unless you had per chance lost your sense of smell.
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 Then we went north to a few minutes beyond the 70th degree of latitude and thot for awhile
 we would go to Wrangell Island where some men from Steffonsons ship were supposed to be
 stranded but we didn't get there and instead stopped at a small native village at Cape Serdz in
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@ comfortable. The babies were in fur skins with the fur inside and they looked li
 bears with faces. I guess they had never seen white women, not so many at one time anyway.
 We went ashore in 2 life boats and a launch pulling them. On the launch was a six piece band
 playing and the rear of the last life boat was the movie man. 'Twas very thrilling.
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 The other place we stopped was at Whalen, a trading post in Siberia. There these 'towerists'
 went wild. They rushed helter-skelter, hither and thither, here and there, trying to find
 something to buy. Prices raised right before your eyes. One would but something for $1.00
@@ -72,21 +67,19 @@ come down and the natives capture them. There was more junk brot aboard than bag
 do believe. And they say that at the first stop it was worse than here. The red flag was flying
 over Whalen and the Russian soldiers were there—a few, one or two or three, I forget the
 number.
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 We got home yesterday morning at 5 a.m. but missed the first lighter in so had to stay out
 until 2:30. The girls had prepared a big meal for us and invited up the Hartfords and then let
 us talk. Miss Saville talked quite a bit. Any how if you folks don't like this I don't care, it is
 all I had to write about and I know Buster'ud listen anyway and I'd soak ole Peter's head if he
 didn't and Polly would in my lap and I don't know much about the youngest one of yours so
 likely he would be squawling. But we did surely enjoy our trip and were gone just long enuf.
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 I expect there were 150 passengers on board and almost or more of the crew and helpers. We
 had a stateroom down next to the kitchen and 'twas pretty fierce for odor at times.
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 I have had jobs nearly all summer but not very much in them. Next week, September 4,
 school opens. I wish they would wait for a week but you know these school men. Wouldn't
 make any special difference I suppose for I would just fritter away the time but still one likes
 to postpone the inevitable.
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 I just now stopped and re-read your letter and it sure was a bird. I don't especially blame Ray
 for reading over your shoulder. It would seem, then that you have bright children. Maybe
 they do know something about Geography. But it is ridiculous to speak of Louis finishing the
@@ -95,19 +88,13 @@ am rather afraid he doesn't know much. I quite remember your little timid Mauric
 he shifted his affection from his Aunt Om and yelled and howled and screamed steadily for a
 week while his mother went to S.S. Ask him is he recalls this little interview. Do you suppose
 he does?
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 Ever hear from Zen? or Inez? They don't seem to be very writing inclined tho Zen has done
 well this year. Even sent me a telegram a few weeks ago. Well, if anything else ever happens,
 I'll write again. Don't suppose it ever will, tho.
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 Lots of love to all,
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 Ome
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 Reprinted from Cochran Chronicles, Volume 9, Number 1, November 1986
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 © JECFA 1986
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