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Mac and Captain hauled [illegible] from beach & stored it beside house. (11/2
15 October. Sunday.
8a, -40; 12m, -60; 4h, 1.4; 8h, 2.50; 1/2p, 1; min, -.5; max 11.10
13, N6; 13, NE 6; 13, NE 2, 5N, 5; C1, N2
Invited a paper and put it on the seis-
mograph. Got records of movements of
house floors. Much pleased with suc-
ess. Walked over to Dog Island this
afternoon. Beautiful day and clear
sun-set at ca 3:15, but wind very keen.
16 October. Monday
8a, -20; 12m, -20; 4h, -3.80; 8h, -40; 12h, -3.10; min -4.10
13, E5; 13, E5; O, E7; 13, E8; 13, N6 max -8.
Smother snow drifting all day with heavy
squalls of snow during middle of day.
Job calls this as bad a day as he has seen
here but Mac does not. Too severe to go
up thermometer hill to-day to get the record
and to-days low temperature will have spoiled
last weeks work.
Weight 1851/2 lbs
Ice 9" thick this morning.
Adjusted seismograph and ran wires to
the room where it is to stand.
17 October. Tuesday.
8a, -20; 12m, -30; 4h, -30; 8h, -5.80; 12h, -40; min -6.80
C1, N26; C1, N25; C1, N26; Hazy, NE3; 14, S2 max -1.50
Still very windy, but I walked out to Dog Island
and Mac went up to the cairn and got the re-
cord: min -9.50; max 200
Mess room was cleared out for reception of
seismograph.
Still working on adjustment of seismograph, syn-
chronising clock therewith.
Mac weighs 184, Captain Caver 221, Job 1371/2.
Captain Caver has fixed up his room in a
very neat and attractive fashion, having tack-