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Crew took remainder of coal out of the hold and finished piling it on the ice and closing the hatch just before noon. The bags are poor and some are in bad condition, but there has been little loss yet. The men used a ball of twine sewing the rents in the bags before hoisting them. Better bags should have been used in the first place. If I have anything to do with outfitting another arctic expedition, I shall advise using anthracite coal only and bringing it up in good bags running 20 to the ton.
Got in three or four hours of St. Vincent work, calculating distances at crater.
Day has been unpleasant and chilly, but I took a 3/4 hr. walk up and down good ice in this section of bay before dinner.
Breakfast: course, corn meal mush, molasses, bread, butter, coffee, milk.
Dinner: pea soup, corned beef, canned tomatoes, salt pork, potatoes, turnips, bread, butter, tea, milk, molasses for sweetening.
13 May. Saturday.
Clear, cloudless or light clouds, calm and light S. & S.W. winds
Temp. min. 28o; 9a.36o; 12m.37o; 4p.35o; 9p.27o
Crew took about half the coal ashore.
I worked on St. Vincent crater calculations and developed a dozen plates.
Ahuqrodak & laho and Ahingnalokló came in from Cape York about 12:30 this morning. They brought a kayak and book for Erle who is coming soon.
Esblaw with Mere and Eginguaksual arrived from Umanak at 4 p.m.