Vessel shook and knocked against the ice considerably last night, but could only go forward about 6" , despite all its heavy wind. To-day a line was run out from her port bow and made fast to the ice and fenders were lowered on the port side. - Mene fed his dogs this evening on the little ants which he netted yesterday. 1 June. Thursday. Strong gale continued through night and was accompanied by heavy rain. Wind moderated and rain changed to snow- ca 4 a.m. At 9a. overcast and thick with wet snow falling thickly, wind S.W. 3. Storm cleared, tho not clear, by noon. Clear by 3 p.m. Temp. Min. 31°; 9a. 31°; 12m. 32°; 4p. 31½°; 8p. 27½° Temp water at 1 p.m. 34° Little ants returned to our cliffs this morning. Some St. Vincent work this afternoon, hindered by H.C.P.'s reminiscences of Bermuda +c. Out for 2 mi. walk before dinner. Not much good surface now to traverse on the bay. Slushy snow makes hard going. After dinner Norman and chief went out to the new crack about 1/4mi, from ship and meas- ured thickness of ice with a wire. "Strong 4 feet". Mene got away again for Unaruk about 6 p.m., taking my compass with him to guard against contingency of fog on the ice cap, tho' there is none there now. He got 19 ants to-day. Ralph cut Mene's hair yesterday and he looks less like an Eskimo than before - more American. The edge of the ice foot is getting honeycombed. 2 June Friday. Clear and C2 with wind S.W. 2 at 9a, later the wind was easterly and variably stronger. Temp. Min. 24½°; 9a. 30°; 12m. 27°; 4p. 31°; 8p. 27° End of melting ice to get water, for crew began filling tanks with water from the brook, digging through surface snow to get it.