Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 208
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Four mile walk at mid - (195 th day, going by way of the edge of the ice where the boys got their seals to the crest of the a saddle of the ridge overlooking the cove in which Dr. Hayes wintered. Flat calm over there. 14 February Wednesday C4,N16;C1,N16;O,N17;B,NS;B,N3 -11.5;-9.5;-9.5;-12.4;-12.Min-13.5;max-3.9 Midday walk of 2 1/2 miles. Wind was very keen out in fjord. Called on Munnis'ooq and Ahweah- goodla on my return! They have Ahnee- nak's igloo and it is a dismal look- ing place compared with what it was when Ahneerak was here. Mac climbed Thermometer Hill hoping to get a sight of the sun, but low clouds and fog hid the disc, if indeed refraction lifted it above the horizon. True de-clination would not bring it to the horizon until the 18th according to Mac's reckoning (I make it over the 19th). Have spent most of the day selecting words at Macabsalary work from Mac's book. Temps on hill - min. -28.2 max-2.5; today-13 Wind NNE 8