Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 107
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our with the dory and beached that above (93 the motorboat, turning it bottom up and securing it for the winter. 14 September. Thursday. max 31°; min 19.9° Temp. min 22°; 8a. 26½°; 12 m. 28½°; 4p. 30½°; 8 p. 37½°; 21.8° Overcast a.m. N. 2-3; noon S.W. 2; 4p. after N.E. 2. Sunshine afternoon till about 6 o'clock. Snowed considerably during the night & the land scape is wintry to-day. Mac went out in his kayak and got eleven ducks beyond Provision Point. Job went out in his and get a seal. The start up the glacier was made by the Eskimos today and I heard the dogs howl - Long distance all night. Mac, Capt- tain Corne, and I had quite a talk via "Cluett" Matters. Mac reports that Ed stated that Captain Pickels said that I was the one who stopped the schooner at North Star Bay last fall, whereas the understanding then I left on the "map his" letter was that the "Cluett" was to follow the motor boat if he came and I left with him a line drawn a chart drawn by Captain Pickels under Peter's direction showing the route that the motor boat would follow to Etah and back. 15 September. Friday. max 23°; min 16.5° Temp. min 16½°; 8a. 21°; 12 m. 23°; 4p. 20°; 8 p. 20°; 20.8° E.S.E. Wind N. 2-3 all day. Less cloudy in afternoon and more or less sunshine. Second birthday in Etah! I surely thought that I should be at home by this time. No ship has come yet and I wonder where the "Cluett" is. For the sake of the crew, it is to be hoped that she is out of the ice by this time. The day has been signalized by Mac's giving