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At eleven o'clock or soon afterward this morning, the four Cape York Es-
kimos started for Unenak by land over the glacier and ice cap. It will be a hard journey for them, especially so for Barlina, who expects to be con-fined in three or four months.* The weather is favorable, however, and perhaps they will reach North Star Bay before the moon sets. If they do they will have no trouble in finishing the journey tonight.
* Baby arrived about a week after B. got to Unenak!
13 December. Monday.
Clear morning, but with low lying fog in bay. Overcast noon and thick on ice cap. Calm. Temp. min -8°; 9a. -8°; noon -8°; 8p. -4½°
Spent day on board and got in some hours good work on Matinigue report.
Roast polar bear meat for dinner which would have been fine had it not been cooked too much.