{"id":20264,"date":"2022-03-16T19:03:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=20264"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:04:57","slug":"episode-553-part-4-august-1-to-august-8-1958-worst-job-i-ever-had-in-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=20264","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 553 PART 4 AUGUST 1 TO AUGUST 8, 1958 WORST JOB I EVER HAD IN MY LIFE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EPISODE 553   PART 4   AUGUST 1 TO AUGUST  8, 1958      WORST JOB I EVER HAD IN MY LIFE<\/div>\n

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DEAR DIARY<\/div>\n

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AUGUST 1, 1958<\/div>\n

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Walt and I cut 6,000 feet of line south 20 degrees west from swamp camp.  I think  we hit our destination within 100 feet of spot <\/div>\n
located on our aerial photo. We struck a creek at the precise place on the photo.<\/div>\n

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In the evening I  patched my clothes with medical  tape and canvas patches (plus some glue).  It\u2019s  getting difficult to distinguish <\/div>\n
pants from patches.<\/div>\n

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Distance   12,200 feet (around 2 miles)<\/div>\n

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August 2, 1958<\/div>\n

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Although the  northern anomaly is not quite as detailed as desirable we cannot spend  another day working there.<\/div>\n

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I caught a baby rabbit this morning and  we placed him in a bag and hung it on a tree intending to keep him as a pet<\/div>\n
but while we were away he escaped.<\/div>\n

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As we returned  to camp a hurricane-like storm hit suddenly.  The sun was completely blackened out and then came high<\/div>\n
velocity winds strong enough to tear trees  out by their roots throwing them around  as if they were match sticks.  Some<\/div>\n
of these new windfalls  blocked our trail.   I have never in my life seen such a storm.  Ferocious.  Nature weeding out the<\/div>\n
sick and the dead I suppose.<\/div>\n

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Distance covered    30,000 feet  (6 miles)<\/div>\n

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The storm railed  all night\u2026including lightning and torrential rain.  Frightening but wonderful at same time.  Good thing too for now<\/div>\n
our water supply has been replenished and, more important, the supply plane will be able to land  back at our base camp<\/div>\n
on the Groundhog River maybe although not expected  until August 8.<\/div>\n

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In the afternoon Walt and I hiked  out of the swamp camp to our base camp for more food.  So many trees across our trail that<\/div>\n
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Distance travelled   21,000 feet (4 miles)<\/div>\n

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August 4, 1958<\/div>\n

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Completed Ronka survey of anomaly 18 south of swamp camp #1.  Sure must be something beneath us since the compass seemed<\/div>\n
very slow and  contradicted  itself on the backsights.  Probable magnetite ore body as  airborne mag suggested.  We cut 5,000 feet of <\/div>\n
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Tired at night but relaxed as we traded stories around the campfire.  There is  a feeling of exhilaration when living this close to nature.<\/div>\n

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Our plotted data profiles showed clear presence of something since both instruments reacted\u2026the X ray magnetometer and the <\/div>\n
horizontal loop Ronka EM unit.  \u201cHow did the Ronka get its name?\u201d \u201cInventor guy\u2026physicist\u2026works for Huntec\u2026his machine.\u201d<\/div>\n

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The Ronka Electro Magnetic Instrument was the most important part of our survey work.  And it was heavy consisting of two large<\/div>\n
hoops of closely wound copper wire (see above) . Both hoops were attached together by a 100 foot electric cable and signals <\/div>\n
were received by a console carried by one of the men.  On ordinary surveys this instrument was heavy.  Our survey work meant <\/div>\n
we had to carry a  hell of lot more than the Ronka\u2026tents, sleeping bags, food, clothes, first aid  kits,  axes, a buck saw, pots and  pans\u2026etc.<\/div>\n

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