see sun from top of thermometer (197 feet) Hill by reason of low fog. Temp. up there -23.50 Panikung, Ahtooksoongwa and Kahkotiah started for Anworotok overland this afternoon. As I watched the men packing their kalimatiks, I could not help thinking that Billy Hofor would consider them putters at the job. Nevertheless an Eskimo's sledge is a compact affair when he gets his load all lashed together. These fellows have some seals cached at Anworotok, hence they are going cut to feed their dogs and themselves and they hope to get a bear or two. Worked on vocabulary most of day. Tedious job! Good aurora spanned the sky this evening ca 9 p.m. as a narrow band from S.E. to N.W. Mac said it was one of the best he has seen here, but it was not nearly so strong as the one we saw at Parker Snow Bay on Christmas, 1915. 17 February. Saturday 13, N 3; 13, N 3; 13, N 4; 13, N 4; 13, N 4 -11; -14; -X9, 5; -12; -8.2. min -16.9; max -7 Four mile walk: Pilewhtop's Point. Midday. Beautiful day and Mac was rewarded for climbing to top of the thermometer still by seeing sun at noon about 1/2 degree above horizon over Cape Alexander Glacier. Thinks must have been above horizon yester. day and possibly day before, though