30 May. Tuesday. 1/52 Cloudless morning, though somewhat hazy. Wind S.E. 2-3. Gradually grew thicker and by 6 p.m. heavy S.E. gale (8-9) was raging and the air was full of flying fresh snow. Worst storm that we have had for some time. Temp. min. 28°; 9a. 39°; 12m. 39°; 6p. 39°; 9:30-35° Mate arrived with Mere about 3 a.m., having made the trip from Unanak in 8 hours. All well as Unanak. Plenty of seals there, & going we made the trip across a fortnight ago in 6 hours. Mate brought letters from Ekblaw and Peter which kept me busy for some hours and then the wind was so strong that I did not go out and now - 6:30 p.m.- the scene outside is so wild that we are glad enough of the shelter afforded by the ship's cabin. Mere says that Silkisuna, who was here on 17 May, returned to Unanak over the ice cap without coming down here. He brought back some effects from his old igloo east of Cape York, near Cape Melville. The Eskimo name for Cape York is Ippaqanqornni. (Nominative Iqqagarnak?) Snow ceased ca 8 o'clock, but gale continued raging Mere went out and got 40 little ants. 31 May. Wednesday. Av. Temp. {min 21.5° {room 34°1 Overcast + thick. Wind S.E. 4-5°. Latter part afternoon full gale raged at times. Rained hard last night and again from 5-7 p.m. Temp. min. 33°; 9a. 37°; 12m. 36½°; 4p. 37°; 8p. 35° Mere started for Unanak ca. 11 o'clock but came back ca 2 p.m., having found the ice cap dangerous from thick atmosphere, heavy wind and driving snow. His poor dog have had nothing to eat for three days. Went out for walk soon after 3 p.m. but snow was so wet and there was so much water in pools on the bad ice that I came back on board after 15-20 min. The house is still so dry that the cabin ceiling leaks a good bit. Mate put tin and canvas patch over the stove in planks amidships on port side.