Temp. min -5 1/2 o ; 9a+3o; 12m.+40; 4p.+8o (47 Out alone along north shore to big gulch and back through middle of bay, 5+ miles. The Cape York men, Ben and Taylor went out to the lead for seals. Found lead & therefore no seals closed up or frozen over, so they came back soon after noon. Nor- man and Frander went out to Cape Dudley Digges overland from the big gulch for the harpoon left there a week ago. Twelve miles- rather long for Norman's first outing since his exhaustion. They reported the lead open at the cape. Dinner: seal + bear + corned beef. This is the chiefs 42d birthday. He celebrated by drinking a bottle of Peters "Apfel most" and his last cigarette, smoking both of which he had been saving for the event.