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6 January. Saturday. (165
O,N4; O,N24; O,N24; C9,SW2; C9,O av.-14.14
-14.6; -13; -14; -14; -15.1. Min -21.2; max -12.2.
Developing Upermink plates. Copying weather
record etc.
Beautiful day. Took my two mile
walk between 11+12 p.m. Moon nearly
full. Sleey clouds covered sky thinly
No wind. Ginger's two toes have
came off but her foot is not well yet.
7 January. Sunday. Ice 45"
B,0; C1,0; A,O; O,H,S,Ø21; S,0.
av.-13.06
-16; -17º; -14.8; -9; -8.5. min-19; max -6.2
Quiet day - Some of our Eskimos
- Myak and Jopoungwak, anyhow -
have gone up to Ankorotok. Ettook a
look too I think.
Finished Arabian Nights !
Took 3 + mi walk betw. 5:30+7 h. very
lazy , but full moon visible.
Mac played a fine 1½ hour con-
cert on victrola in the evening.
8 January. Monday
B,N4; B,N4; B,N4; B,N5; B,N3 av - 9.32
-13.5; -13; -8 ; -4; -8.1; min-16; max -3.2
Total eclipse of moon 2-4 a.m. The Eskimos
had one on us, because they saw it and
we didn't. They seemed to think that three
might be one this month and Ahtook..
Joonquawk happened to come out of
his igloo last night as the moon en-