Got seismograph together so that (1/11) it would run all right in my room. Quite pleased with success, since I was wholly unfamiliar with the instrument aside from its basic principle and had only a catalogue picture to guide me in the work of setting it up. Next ting to tackle is the electric connection with the clock. This may give some trouble tough I have the batteries all right. Walked over to Provision Point today with Kah da and got copper wire from power boat. Mac immersed a bottle of fresh water for six hours in sea water, wh. temp. was 28.7° but it did not freeze. Captain papered most of his room today with sheets of botanical paper—gray on the walls and white on the ceiling. Looks gfine and very neat. 14 October, Saturday. min 8.1° 8a, 14°; 12m, 12°; 4p, 11.8°; 8p, 12.8°; 12p, 12. max 17½° C5, N3; C3, N4; C1, N3; B, N.3; B, N.25 So busy working on clock and con- necting it with seismograph that I did not get out for a walk. The day has been fine but windy. Sirius disc visible in SW this afternoon, the first time that we have seen it in a week. Had no difficulty in getting the clock to run the time signal on the graph, thus disposing of Fitz's earlier view that the clock was no good. What a pity it is that he fell down so on his work! He could have set the apparatus up and got it to running all right three years ago much more easily than I have done it now. But it is not in its final position yet.