it was yesterday. Did not feel (152 the cold, since I wore my bearskin pants as well as my koolatah, and my kaniks were dry. Talked with Mac this evening about Elk's boxes and, in view of the ex- cellent packing described by Elk in his letters of 3 Dec., advised against unpacking them; urged Mac to make sure that the boxes, the other, as well as Elk's, be put, this spring before any thawing takes place, in to a safe dry place where no water can get at them. He said that he would surely attend to the matter and that he was expect- ing to fix up the electrical work so that it would answer the pur- pose thoroughly. 23 December. Saturday 13, N 6; E1, N 6; B, N 6; B, N 6; B, N 6 av -30.02, -290; -300; -290; -310; -31.10 min -32.9, max -28 Took my usual 2 mi. walk this morn- in spite of cold and wind. I was care- ful to avoid facing the wind and I did not mind the cold at all, dressed in my full furs as I was. The wind was not quite as strong as yes- terday, but it was bitterly cold to face. The pups have not reappeared and it seems certain that they were eaten by the big dogs, since Mac found blood splattered over the inside of your snow cave.