board ship, but nothing was gotten. Cotton says that the ship is liable to a heavy penalty for having an engine room like hers, without adequate ventila- tion. At four o'clock the sky is clear and the moon's light is visible over the mountains, though her disc can not from here be seen. At six o'clock Gretliak brought back my kamikis ready for use again. 12 December. Sunday. Ice 25 1/2" Overcast morning, clearing about 2 p.m. Cloudless evening of great beauty with moon visible above southern mts from 3 to [illegible] p.m. Temp. min -4°; 9a. -1°; 2p. +1°; 6p. +3°; 8h. -4° The wind blew the loose snow off the ice and greatly improved the footing on the bay. Tanquary and I had a pleasant walk in the dim light from noon to 2 p.m., going out to the black point beyond the big valley, at least 2 1/2 miles from the ship.