Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 50
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with Peter Koch to the Cap Is., while (36 the rest went up Wostenholme Sound after the narwhals which Ek & Dv saw last evening. The roofing job has been deserted, three-quarters done, and tools and lumber dropped there last held. 2 August. Wednesday. Heavily overcast and thick. Strong easter- ly gale (7-8) began to blow about 4 a.m. and raged with but little moderation all day. The spruce was flying thick- ly off and beyond Petorik Point, which is at the mouth of the valley down which we came from the Ice cap. Temp. 8a. 36½°; 12m. 38½°; 4p. 38½°; 8p. 37½° Egingwah and the others who went after narwhals returned last night, hav- ing had no success. This has been a stormy, disagreeable