10 May. Wednesday. 1/35 Clear and cloudless. Moderate to fresh eastly or south easterly breeze from early morning to about 5:30 p.m. Temp. min 19°; 9a. 35°; 12m. 35°; 3:30p. 37° 6:30p. 34°. Max. 37° Crew began removing coal from the hold and got nearly half of it out and piled on the ice alongside, when the captain stopped the work, because the vessel was not rising in response to the lightening of her load. Clouds of auklets flew along the cliffs between 1 & 4:30 this morning and then disappeared. Ben got three and the Eskimos ten of the birds. H.C.P. secured them and we are to have them for dinner tomorrow. The birds were caught with nets like long handled dip nets. They fly too high now for much success with nets. Out alone for walk along shore this morning and after dinner for five mile walk around head of bay to snow-drift glacier and directly back. Chief told me day before yesterday that fly wheel was loose on crank shaft and thrown out of position before "Cluett" reached Boston from New York. This could be established by testimony of engineer from Wolverine Co. who was on the vessel. Ootah says that Pudlatak and family are occupying his igloo at Kiateg and that not Preflataki's baby has arrived there. Pudlatak's igloo here is a desolate looking place now with the floor and platforms covered with ears, de-bris snow and frost - a forlorn place for human habitation. "Scouse" for breakfast. Have stew for dinner. Changed plates and got graflex camera into shape for fresh use in evening.