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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