Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 125
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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-