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Maker
1961
Journal
Jan 14
none though Douglas says some will come
in when the ice is finally gone from
the beach.
One interesting feature was the
ice buried in the beach along the N
shore. Great blocks 10-15 feet
in diam were cast 60-80 yds from
water's edge & were buried in gravel.
This may have been caused by the
great Chilean earthquake of last year,
which caused tidal waves felt even
at Hallett where it took out the ice
in the bay when it was 18" thick
[illegible] is interesting historically in
that Borghemund (sp?) & Cressetley both
wintered here the former being the first to
ever winter on the continent. There huts
are still present. B. built one & P. two
others right beside it. One of Cressetley's is
intact but packed with snow & ice. The
second has lost its roof - is consequently
empty of snow & Borghemund's had
lost its roof & one wall. There is
much debris & snow about the building,
all quite interesting. This included bottles
of prune juice (still good), bullets, shotgun
shells, cans of tallow, boards of bacon, molasses,
& heaps of charcoal briquets.