Wind increased to gale (7 to 8) after 92 noon. Air full of driving snow. Cold and dis- agreeable. Staid on board all day. Much chess with Dr. H. and Charlie. I win one game in three, usually. Norman is suffering badly from rheumatis in the leg ther was frost bitten on 29 Feb. 11 April. Tuesday. Cleary cloudless. Calm until even- ing, then came some N. wind. Temp. min. -17°; 9a. 0°; 10a -2°; 12m. 0°; 4p. -4; 9h. -8° The gale was not from right direction to break up the ice near Cape Dudley Digges and I had a fire walk out there and back, alone, except for ride of about a half mile with Pudtlak, and Inetliak on Kashinqua's Ka- matik and back for about a half