Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 126
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ed sheets of light gray blottingpaper (113 on the ceiling and dark gray on the walls. Suites are decorated with some of Jot's colored drawings of schooners and Estuaries' (Oodie & Kahda) pencil drawings of Kanatiks, igloos etc. 18 October. Wednesday. 8a, 1°; 12m, 1°; 4h, 1°; 8h, -8°; 12h, -1°. Min -2 O,E6; H,E6; O,E4; O,N E3; H,N E4. Max 1 So busy moving seismograph into perma- nent quarters that I did not get outdoors at all, the day being furthermore blustery. Captain Corner leveled off the floor (ground) then he and Mac lined the room with an old tape lining, Mac determined the meridian line for me and then the two carried the seismograph frame in. Captains and I leveled up the frame and Jot adjusted the heavy mass and I put on the arms to the iron sub-bases rest on frozen gravel and are imbedded in the same material. My own room seems large now, with the seismograph gone from it. Kahda and Megissu came in to play cards with me. They are interesting children, particularly the boy. They were afraid that the evil spirit was outside, so Kahda pro- posed that he sleep with Mac and Me- gissu with me, but they finally went home. 19 October. Thursday 8a, -4°; 12m, -1°; 4h, -1°; 8h, -2; 12h, .5; min -59 13,N14; H,N E3; H,N E3; H,N E3; H,N E3 Max -1° Got seismograph mechanism to run- ning to-day, by removing all the oil from