The Archive · 1925

Face Downwards

One of the bodies was lying face downward with arms outstretched. Mr. Snow believes that a sudden wind unlashed part of the tent, and that the man whose body was' face }downward had reached outward to grab the tent and replace the can-But before he reached it, all three of the party were buried by a sudden drift, All their equipment was discovered in the snow. Over 30 cans of meat upon which they had hoped to subsist on their arduous journey across the Arctic were found, Snow buried the rem: party, and took all their effects and their jaw bones back to civilization for identification purposes. In San Francisco he met the engineer of the party, who recognized many of the implements of an ill-fated group The achievement of which Mr. Snow is most apt to boast was the real "man-sized" polar He scoffs at persons who have caught cubs and brovzht them back. His bear weighs over 2200 jIbs., and stands about 8} ft. all. The diameter of his legs is almost 1 ft. and the circumference of his body is over 3 yards.

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