19 September, Tuesday Temp. 8a. 14°; 12m. 20°; 4p. 20°; 8p. 19°; 12mid. 19° Min 12½° Cloudless. N.E. wind 2-3. Cloudy p.m. Max 20.6° About 2" light feathery snow fell last night. Narrow band of pan ice has drifted down across entrance to fjord and southern side of fjord is skimmed over with ice this morning. Collected a few more stenophores in the freezing water. They are scarce now. Captain has been putting some more boxboard sheathing on the wall of the shed. This evening the fjord and bay are nearly covered with thin film of young ice. 20 September. Wednesday. Max 20.2° Temp. 8a. 16½°; 12m. 20°; 4p. 19° & p. 18° 12mid. 19° Min 16° Some high stratus clouds in morning followed by cloudless afternoon. Wind strong (5-6) from N.E. most of day. Fjord and bay are nearly clear of ice and it is almost gone from outside. The way in is clear, but no ship comes. It has been a beautiful day aside from the wind. Smooths of snow is driving off from the ice cap. Captain closed opening in shed roof in front of door except for small lookout hole. I am discussing with Mac the feasibility erect- ing the seismograph. We are going to try to set it up in the meat room at the corner of the house. Clock ran for all of first year or those tho' Fitz said it was no good and that I knew it was no good when I sent it up. Ab- surd! The clock was in perfect order when it left the Museum. Fitz simply "lay down" on his job. Probably did not know how to set up the seismograph.