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15 April Saturday.
Clear; cloudless till late a.m. &
then C 1; Calm, N.1at9a & S.2.1 in p.m.
Temp. min.-17½°; 9a., 0°; 12m.+3°; 3p.+7°
At 10:45 Dr. Hunt and Mate
Davis started up mt. wh. Mr. McLaw
and Capt. Pickels placed a cairn ca. 2
February and wh. Dr. H. and I climbed
on 27 February. Then I estimated
the elevation at 2500 feet, but was
prejudiced with so much scorn that
advance
when the others made their guesses
to-day at: H.Q.P. 1200', Dr.H. 1175',
Mate 1250', Norman 1500', Chief 1100,
I got cold feet and reduced my
guess to 2000'. Dr. took my Mer-
curion aneroid with him to-day
while I kept half hourly tabs on the
ship's aneroid. The two were re-
turned at 2:25 and Dr. Hunts