by the time I reached the ship [39] Pudtlak came in about 6 o'clock dragging behind him a seal that he had harpooned at a hole in the ice. We all are glad that the poor blind fellow was success- ful in his hunt. First seal of the season Seal 75 lbs +/-, hard work. Am glad to write down a new month as beginning. Inetliak brought over a bird- skin shirt for Captain Pickels & was glad to receive a blanket in exchange for it. Norman's frost bites are not serious. Chief put a stray potato into the store. When it was roasted, Dr Hunt ate it, thinking it was among the coal by accident, and pronounced it ex- cellent - best he had had in more than 2 yrs.