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I heard that same noise again and it sounded more like a boat whistle this time so I grabbed my field glasses and went out on top of my platform, and sure enough there was a boat and the master and the people were walking around on the beach. I had only some tea for breakfast that morning, for I watched the boat to see if they were going to come up to my camp. I thought it might be just a whale ship. I didn’t know what to do, but finally the boat started up towards my tent and I was sure tickled. I went down to the beach to meet the boat, and the master which was a native came to me and asked me where the rest of the people were and I told him there were no more, that I was the only one left. I didn't know what to say to him, I was so tickled. I told him that I was alone, that Mr. Knight had died and that the others had gone to Siberia, and asked him if he had not heard from them in Nome. But he said that Stefansson had sent him after us, so I toldhim they were gone, that I was the only one left. The day they buried Mr. Knight, for I told them that I had not.

We stayed there ahout two or three days. They were unloading the boat. They had brought a lot of supplies for the people that are up there now. They had brought supplies for two years but were only supposed to stay one winter.

As soon as I saw some of the boys from Nome on the boat I asked them how Bennett, my little boy, was and they said he was fine. I had left him in Nome in a Home where he had been for some time before I left on this trip.

Very inspectfully,

Mrs. Ada Blackjack.