[Journal], 1915-1916
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570 21 January - Friday (Written 22d) Fine morning. Walked out to the point, a mile or more afternoon. Temp. - 17° . Breezed up after 3 p.m. with a south wind that filled the air with icy snow particles and looked bad for our party for a time. Mock moon effect fine, five mock moons beside the cross and the circles. Wind stopped blowing about six o'clock and the evening was clear and beautiful. Ahngnodoblako came in about 9 p.m. and was followed shortly by Ahngmalakito. The old man said that they encountered so much soft snow that they did not reach Cape Melville on the first march though they passed far beyond Brushnan Island. Snow was too soft for building snow house, Peter used the tent. Ahngnodoblako had not