Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 174
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Peter - Grand Total 168 - of which (161 7 are cub skins & therefore not wanted by K.R. and 4 blue and 1 white are minus the tail, while one is the poor white just mentioned. Mac completed the Museum pelage series, making some changes from the first selection, but keeping the number at fifty. Ahner- nak then went over the blues & grays in 49 for kahpetahs. This selection with the 18 whites and the seven little ones makes 74 skins reserved for the making of these garments, sub- ject to Mr. Rasmussen's approval. The remaining skins - blues and grays, - 44 in number, were then done up by Ahnernak and packed by me in two tin dog biscuit boxes ready to be sent down to Qonnerak at the first opportunity. My weight to-day, 177 1/2 lbs. 1 January, 1917. Monday, B, N4; B, N4; B, N4; B, N2 ; #, O av. - 18 -18; -18; -16; -19; -19. Min -20.4; max -12.5 A beautiful day in every way. Took a load of furs over to the power boat & then filled out a four mile walk, going up the fjord. Little or no wind. The ice foot is strongly ridged at Pro- vision Point, but the power boat is all right. At dinner we drank to health and