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20 December. Wednesday. (150
13,N4; 13,NE4; C4,NE4; C3,S SE2; 13,NS5 av.-7.66
-4.50; -6.50; -9.20; -80;-10.30 min -11.9 max -40
Two mile walk enough for me, the
wind being keen. Faint orange
hues along southern horizon at mid-
day.
Sarenik and Munishoo (his bride)
Ahkpooshao and Eneniah
arrived from the south before dinner
with letters 40 and boxes from Oo-
Marrah. Boxes contained flour,
sugar, butter, tea &c., some books
and groceries. Three hatchets, 8 pocket
knives, 11 tea spoons of my old trading
material - all turned over to Mac.
Trading material, apparently from
Fitz: 2 woolen scarves, 4 men's caps,
1 doz pencils, 4 small bottles cologne,
1 doz cakes toilet soap, a few yards
each of canton flannel, and two pat-
tens of gingham. I turned all this
too over to Mac. Of Fitz's treat
there remained 2 tins of sweet biscuits,
1 box cigars and 21/2 lbs chocolate,-
to be divided among us four.
21 December. Thursday.
13,NS6; 13,NE4; 13,NW6; 13,NE4; 0 SE av.-17.24°
-130;-170;-180;-190;-19.20 min -21.50 max=7°
Only a two mile walk, on account of the
wind, which was worse than yesterday out
in the fjord. Faint orange hue along south-
ern horizon & greenish light effects of the twi-
light was detectable about 200 upward.
Mac calculates that the winter solstice
comes here to night at midnight
(11:57 p.m.), hence we are now half