▁In ▁this ▁way ▁they ▁get ▁fresh ▁meat . ▁Our ▁dogs ▁lived ▁on ▁dog ' s ▁flesh ▁and ▁p em m ican ▁the ▁whole ▁way , ▁and ▁this ▁enabled ▁them ▁to ▁do ▁splendid ▁work . ▁And ▁if ▁we ▁ourselves ▁wanted ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁fresh ▁meat ▁we ▁could ▁cut ▁off ▁a ▁del icate ▁little ▁fil let ; ▁it ▁t asted ▁to ▁us ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁be ef . ▁The ▁dogs ▁do ▁not ▁object ▁at ▁all ; ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁get ▁their ▁share ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁mind ▁what ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁com rade ' s ▁car c ass ▁it ▁comes ▁from . ▁All ▁that ▁was ▁left ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁can ine ▁me als ▁was ▁the ▁teeth ▁of ▁the ▁victim ▁– ▁and ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁really ▁hard ▁day , ▁these ▁also ▁disappeared . ▁ ▁Douglas ▁M aw son ▁and ▁X avier ▁M ert z ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁Party , ▁a ▁three - man ▁s led ging ▁team ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁B . E . S . ▁N inn is , ▁to ▁survey ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁Land , ▁Ant arct ica . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁N inn is ▁fell ▁through ▁a ▁snow - cover ed ▁cre vas se ▁along ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁r ations , ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁seen ▁again . ▁M aw son ▁and ▁M ert z ▁turned ▁back ▁immediately . ▁They ▁had ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁weeks ' ▁food ▁for ▁themselves ▁and ▁nothing ▁at ▁all ▁for ▁the