8 March - Thursday (216 O, E4; H, NE5; H, NE3; B, NE3; B, NE3 av -8.52 -7; -6.5; -8; -9; =12.1 min -14.3; max -3.2 Busy on preparations for southward trip. Three mile walk at midday. Gt Broke through ice in a crack beside a little bay and got one leg into the water to the top of my kamik. Brought 4 1/2 gal tins of oil over from the Point. Mac & Captain and Jot tried ancho- vies to-day for the first time, and they declared that it would be the last. Jot too thinks that they are very poor food. Jot clipped off his beard and eyebrows to-day and presents an odd enough appearance- Lights out in dining room during middle of day for first time this year. Samuel & Mummisooq moved into We-Wa's also tonight 9 March - Friday H, O, N7; O, N7; O, NE8; O, NE6/OC9, NE5 av. = 1.2 -7; -3; +2; -2; +4 min -12.8; max +6.2. Was more than satisfied with a mile for my walk before dinner, the wind being very strong and there being some disagreeable drift. Jot fixed up a stove box for me for my southward trip. Mac gave me a receipt for the 124 for skins turned back to him yesterday. 10 March - Saturday O, N2; S, NW5; S, S4; S, SW4; S, SE4 av. +3.6 +0.5; +10.5; +5; +2; 0 min -4.3 max +26.2. Over to Provision Point twice at midday after oil. Wind E 2-3 ca 1 p.m.