conferences; - stormy and other wise - Very busy all day. Peter gave me two white fox skins as Xmas gift. 14 January - Friday. Heavy storm continued all day - Temp. min. - 9°; 9 a. - 9° Jatisk and Koludena came in a - four noon in spite of the weather. Sigdie has dropped out through an offence against Peter. On board all day. Much consul- tation, but every body good natur- ed, - outwardly at least,-though more of Niac's peculiarities have come to light: He seems to avoid the truth sometimes. When he returned from here to Umnak last week he said that he had refused to return January and Allen to my charge although he had given them letters on 30 Dec. in which he wrote "you are now in his (both) care".