Ben and Taylor got 8 auklets (murres) 1/48 at the Bird Cliff beyond Norman, Queen after dinner. 23 May. Tuesday. Overcast and snowing. N.E. 4-6 or strong 7 Temp. min 24°; 9a. 28°; 12m. 30°; 4p. 28° Stormy, disagreeable day. Staid on board reading "Our Mutual Friend". Storm over and somewhat clear after dinner. Pft., scouse and fried auklets Dinner, baked auklets. Last of butter. During night felt vessel moving under influence of ground swell. A good feeling. 24 May. Wednesday. Clear and cloudless. S 1 & variable. N 2 fair afternoon. Temp. min 22°; 9a. 32°; 12m. 36°; 4p. 31°; 8p. 29° Tried my luck at netting little auks with the captain's new net. Stuck one fair, but knock ed it against cliff and lost it. Net was too shallow and flat. Hit the wing of another. They fly with surprising velocity. I was on face of cliff 75 feet above new coal cache - after watching the auklet for a time, I started up the cliff and went to the top of the mountain. Open water outside the bay as far as one could see, and more free from bergs at a distance than near shore. Not more than 2½ miles of ice now between the vessel and the open sea. Yesterday's storm carried away a broad belt of our imprisoning ice and the swell produced many cracks in what remains. Open sea extends far Northward. Ice around Cape Bathol and Wostenholme Island. Beautiful sight!