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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