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bird-line on the rock ledges and surface, and glaucous gulls
also the grass nests of murres on ledges a-
bore our heads. These cliffs are said to be
and indeed must be a wonderful sight
in the summer on account of the countless
birds that frequent them.
9:30 p. Temp. 0°. The haze has almost dis-
appeared from the bay and the whole sky
is clear and brilliant, except that a north
wind seems to be blowing over the ice-
caps driving icy snow particles before it.
Breakfast. Cornmeal mush, beans, brown
bread, butter, molasses, good coffee
Dinner. Pea soup, overdone seal meat, corn-
ed beef, dehydro potatoes, bread (better), butter,
molasses, tea.
Great arguing goes on in the cabin
in some of the intervals of card playing.
The question now before the house is as
follows: If a boat be provided with
an outboard, say on the starboard
side, on which a man sits and pulls