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@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ the family newsletter two years ago.
 
 Nome Alaska August 26, 1923
 My Dear Ethel et al.
+
 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
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ 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?
+
 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
@@ -36,18 +38,19 @@ 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
+
 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. It 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
+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.
 
-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
+Then we went north to a few minutes beyond the 70th degree of latitude and thot [sic] for awhile
+we would go to Wrangell Island where some men from Stefflonsons [sic] ship were supposed to be
+stranded but we didn't get there and instead stopped at a small native village at Cape Serdz [sic] in
 Siberia. These Eskimo were very primitive. One white squaw man lived there and had for 23
-years. He was a Swede--who else could. Their houses were circular and built up with dirt 2 or
+years. He was a Swede–who else could. Their houses were circular and built up with dirt 2 or
 3 feet and then skins were stretched over it and weighted down with rocks. Inside, the room
 was partitioned off at the sides with skins for sleeping quarters. In the main part they had the
 fire on the ground and the fish drying on lines and the skins hanging around and the dogs and
@@ -62,24 +65,25 @@ The other place we stopped was at Whalen, a trading post in Siberia. There these
 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
 and the next might have to pay $2.00, $4.00 or $10.00. That made no difference. They had to
-have it. One man I was sort of taking care of, tho he had his son along for the purpose,
-bought 2 ivory tusks, 1 pup, 2 moccasins, 3 or 4 billikens, 6 or 8 ivory and silver rings, one
+have it. One man I was sort of taking care of, tho [sic] he had his son along for the purpose,
+bought 2 ivory tusks, 1 pup, 2 moccasins, 3 or 4 billi[illegible]s, 6 or 8 ivory and silver rings, one
 fishing line, hooks, floats, etc. and two bird slings. The slings have rocks at the end and the
 little natives throw them at the flocks of geese and ducks which fly close over the village and
 the slings entangle their wings and legs, sometimes more than one, and they can't fly. They
-come down and the natives capture them. There was more junk brot aboard than baggage, I
+come down and the natives capture them. There was more junk brot [sic] aboard than baggage, I
 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
+over Whalen and the Russian soldiers were there–a few, one or two or three, I forget the
 number.
 
 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
+all I had to write about and I know Buster'd [sic] 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.
+likely he would be squawling. But we did surely enjoy our trip and were gone just long enuf [sic].
+
 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 plenty fierce for odor at times.
+had a stateroom down next to the kitchen and 'twas pretty fierce for odor at times.
 
 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
@@ -100,11 +104,13 @@ well this year. Even sent me a telegram a few weeks ago. Well, if anything else
 I'll write again. Don't suppose it ever will, tho.
 
 Lots of love to all,
+
 Ome
 
 Reprinted from Cochran Chronicles, Volume 9, Number 1, November 1986
 
-© JECFA 1986
+© [inserted: JECFA] 1986
 
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