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On board all day, glad to have [54]
the shelter of the cabin. Velocity of wind
not less than 50 mi. per hour in
the gusts, according to Captain Pickels.
He says that the wind is E. but it cer
tainly comes athwart the vessel from S.
14 March. Tuesday.
Thinly overcast and somewhat
hazy all day. Snow in evening.
Calm or very light breeze.
Temp. min +1°; 9a. +4½°; 12m. +7°;
2p. +8°; 9p +5°
Eight mile or less walk with Dr
Hunt out to iceberg nearly as
far as the black point. Half mile
of hard work through knee deep
and half knee deep snow. Old
ice all gone off southern half
of bay, but edge of old bay