Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 133
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26 October. Thursday. (120 B,N\u03a55; B,N\u03a53; B,N\u03a53; B,N\u03a56; O,N\u03a55 8a,-1o/12m,3o;4h,3o;8h,Oo;12h,-2o.min-4.1o max 3o Another remarkable fine day for Etah. Tho the wind seemed to me to be stronger at mid- day on the fjord than it was on the glacier yesterday. Kahda contributed the little fish which he caught and which seem- ed to be different from the ussual large ones. To day I have thawed out this and four of those brought back from the lake near the Stemboldt gla- cier and placed all five, wrapped up separately in cheese cloth, in 75% alcohol in a five gallon milk can - walked out across fjord and back, ca 2\u012f-3 miles. We have lived high to day. At oft. we had the big trout that Ahminah caught yes- terday. Joe "smothered" it a la Labrador and it was delicious. Caribou steaks, fried, for dinner at 4 p.m. Then had merely a mug up in the evening. 27 October. Friday. B,N\u03a52; B,N\u03a52; O1,N\u03a52; B,N\u03a53; B,N\u03a52 max 4.1o 8a,Oo/12m,1.5o;4h,-2.6o;8h,.6o;12h,4o;min-1.5o Etah is trying to disprove Mac's characteriza- tion of its weather. This day has been best of all. We went again to the glacier. I rode up with Nucaipingwah and back with Mac. Mac took Sammit, Nucaipingwah and Akputishao, built cairn on south wall of valley in line with stakes, measured upial base lines and angles on cairn and stakes and took angles and base line for length of lake and distance from front of glacier - I went up northern valley to build cairn in line with stakes, but found trip along