stefansson-wrangel-09-36-025

Those who went in were Dinkens Haglund Billy Patch, wife Haus Olson

THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this 19th day of August, 1922, by and between V. STEFANSSON of the STEFANSSON ARCTIC EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, of Vancouver, B. C., party of the first part, and [?] Hagglund, party of the second part,

W I T N E S S E T H:

That the said party of the first part in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereafter made by the party of the second part, has furnished the said party of the second part provisions, clothing, guns, ammunition, traps. and transportation to Wrangel Island, and agrees to furnish transportation for his return in the summer or fall of 1923, if possible, or as soon thereafter as ice conditions or weather should permit.

And the said party of the second part in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements of the said first party, hereto covenants and agrees with said first party that he, the second party hereto, will proceed to Wrangel Island, to hunt and trap bears, foxes, and other fur bearing animals, and on his return to Nome, deliver to said party of the first part, or his agent or representative, all of the furs and skins secured by him, for division; it being understood that all the profits of the trip shall be divided equally, or share and share alike, or, failing to return, said furs and skins shall be sent to said party of the first part, at Nome, for such division, and to fully and fairly account for all such furs and skins.

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