with lots of open blue water in sight (1/67 Toward the W. and S. Oh, to think of that 13 3/4 miles of firm bay ice that keeps us from util- izing it! The cairn was finished and I could hear the men shouting to me, though they were fully a mile away. I gave an answering shout, which they did not hear, and perceiving by my watch that the proposed photo. had probably not been taken I started toward them. Reached the cairn at 11:58 and the captain took one picture with me in the group. Then I took one with him in it. The cairn is conical in shape and 7 or 8 ft. high. I could not take any pictures for myself, because I have no more films and I sent my grafex camera to EIC on Tuesday. The shadow of the cliffs lies 1/3 way across the bay and the sun's rays do not strike even the trucks of the vessel's masts. Could see some decks and gulls on the surface of the fresh water pond behind the beach on the south side of the fleet. Picked some poppies near the cairn under the light of the mid-night sun. Very little wind (N.E.) on the plateau and the whole scene was beautiful. Sun is about 10° above the northern horizon and is well above the mountains between us and North Star Bay, but its rays come at too low an angle to have much heating effects. We all came down a gully in the face of the cliff, I being the last to leave at about 12:10 a.m. Reached the "Chrett" at 12:30 (12:30 23 June. Friday. Clear, cloudless; calm or light variable winds from S.E. or S. in a.m. and moderate from N. in afternoon. Calm evening. Temp. min. 28°; 9a. 34°; 12m. 37°; 4p. 33°; 8p. 35° On board writing letters etc. Went out for an hour on bay ice along northern shore before dinner. Lots of concealed holes in the ice. Stepped into three, going down 1 1/2 ft. into one. Precarious footing along the open cracks where water has under-cut for 2 - 3 ft. leaving weak shelf of 4" porous ice.