the seal slipped off into the [52] water before he could land. Walking hard on account of soft snow - covered about 6 1/4 miles. Dinner: seal meat cooked the best yet. 12 March. Sunday. Early morning calm + snowing. 9a. Overcast and thick still snowing fast. 10a. S. wind rising. Very thick with driving snow. 12m. Sunvisible, but wind heavy and still snow driving thickly. Thick on ice cap. Temp. min -10°; 9a. +24°; 12m. +20°; 4p. +13° Very disagreeable weather. Captain Corser's igloo shows erosion effects of the wind. Has endured weather remarkably well. 1:45 p. Nearly clear overhead but very thick on ice cap and southern