455 6 December. Monday. Clear, cloudless, calm. New moon. Temp. min -4°; 9 a. +10°; noon+2°; 3:30 p. -2° Beautiful on the bay today and I enjoyed 6-mi. walk with Sanquary. We went nearly to the little island in south side of bay. The light at mid- day was about as bright as it is a half hour after sunset on a clear winter evening at home when snow covers the ground. There was considerable orange here along the southwestern horizon and this color had not disappeared entirely at 3:30 p.m. Resumed our hour of poker for matches after dinner this evening, much to the delight of the mate. Midnight - Overcast and seems to threaten snow. The Etah party has not come in yet and we fear that Kardah's ill- ess may have delayed their start. Dinner today was varied by the addition of boiled seal (the last that we have, I am sorry to say) and