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For several days the electromag - (122
net on the seismograph has not been
working at all well, but this morning
I adjusted it again so that now it has
been running all night for more
than ten hours. Min 20°; 11:40 a.+33°
) 7:15-1:45 walked across to channel
between mainland and Radcliffe
Island, jumped into Arklio's kama.
tik of Provision Point and rode in
with him. He had a load of wal-
us meat from one of his caches.
a dull day but pleasant walking
Mac went up on the thermometer
Hill - temp min - 8.8°, max +6.1°
for week. Mud S 4-5 up there.
got went down to Crystal Palace cliffs
rabbit hunting, but came back
tired and disgusted, having seen
only one hare, too far away to get.
31 October. Tuesday.
0,S&1;0,S2;C9,S1;B,51;O,S1. max 9.1°
8a,2°;12m,8.5°;4p,9°;8p,9°;12p,9.1° min 2°
Seismograph seems to be working all
right and I fixed the sheet with diluted
collodion, there being no shells here
as far as Mac knows.
Mac does not wish to overhaul the
fox skins with me and select the
50 for the Museum unless he is
at liberty to take out also the skins
needed for the additional specimen
kaphetahs wh. are desired for
our series. I am not willing
to use the skins thus on accou-
of my promises to Rasmusse
(ide correspondence). When Ras-