Cold wind. Captain Comer was ashore (178) Digging at the old igloos for a time, but without Finding anything of value to-day. Sent word to Ralph that I would accept his offer of $5 for my rubber boots, but when he came aft to look at them, I stayed out of the cabin purposely and H.C.P. sold him for $5.25 a pr. of expedition boots wh. he had bought from me for $4. According to Norman H.C.P. said that he would not give 30 cents for mine. Not good for ship use, I presume. But H.C.P. tried a few minutes later, after Norman and Ralph had gone out, to buy mine for $4 for himself. I would not sell them for less than $5, the price made to Ralph, and the captain will not take that, As I told him, the boots cost me $6.75 and I can turn them back to A. & F. and get full price. H.C.P. is on the make all right. He charged me full price of 75¢ for a slop chest sou'wester which Norman says ought not to cost but 50¢ A very disagreeable afternoon on ac- count of the cold wind off the ice cap - 7 July. Friday. Cloudless till after noon but increasing cloudy from 3 o'clock on. Wind S2 at 9 a. but soon veered to W. or S.W. and became strong and gusty. H.C.P. spoke of the wind as the bear- test that he had had from that quarter. Variable in direction + force - Temp. Min. 30°; 9a. 47°; 12m. 45°; 3p. 50°; 4p. 47°; 8p. This has been the warmest day that we have had since coming in here. The warmth and the westerly wind must have done some dam- age to the ice! Worked a good bit on "Chett Voyage" Told Captain Pickels that I should wish to be transferred to steamer with all expedition and museum property in case the steamer shd. arrive before we break out. He thought that it might be hard work to get things out across the ice. I said that I knew