that from a passing flock sounds much [143] like the surf beating on the shore - thrown here and there by the song of the wind through pines trees. H. P. was out with some of the crew (Ben, at least) at 2 a.m. and stuck ashore on the cliff netting anklets. They got $44. Ben caught me yesterday in his hand. Crew bent on fore staysail and topsails today. Went over to beach where I found Ateng- anu seated among her sleeping furs just finishing a pair of kamites for Charley - had her sew up some rips in my kamites while I walked along the beach south - ward. I think that its stream is running through the break in the beach 50 yds. south of the coal cache because the snow bridge sounds hollow. This is the northern of the three streams emptifying into the bay and brings down the drain- age from the route to Umanak. Went on to the middle break in the beach through which the discharge from the big ("Cluett") glacier passes. The stream is now flowing through the break and forms open water for 50-75 yards beyond the beach rest. The lake behind the beach shows considerable open water, which I saw yesterday. burgwater. Several gulls were along the open water and were quite tame. Ooquial crossed the pond in his kainatic last night, but he must have gotten wet doing it. Took two photos (9x17, 11x12) of Atenganu at work. For several days we have heard distinctly the dull roar of the surf beating against the outer edge of the bay ice and crunching the cakes together. The line of black open- water stretching clear across the bay is in plain sight from the deck of the "Cluett", but three miles of five foot ice intervenes and keeps the vessel imprisoned. Ootah says that the ice will break up on the June high tides. They will come 26-28 June, and we hope that- he is a good prophet.