47 large floe had fouled her anchor line and then dragged The whole thing into shallow water - The ice had grounded and made a good lee for the boat. She left her there. Later we brought over a box of chair parts, buckwheat flour and molasses. To night the natives amused themselves putting the chairs together. (also: tonight we had the first fire in many) Wednesday September 10th 1913. Brisk N E wind. Cloudy with snow flurries throughout the day. The temp. has fallen to 17° We are bringing our household equipment from The Point in order to make our house habitable as soon as possible. The Esquimaux cheerfully make our whole boat and only one of us need go in order to paint on two or three covers desired. Thursday Sept. 11th 1913. A dark day. 2" of snow fell in the morning. Eider ducks are plentiful these days and we see them in the water before the house. But they seem to burn through it too fast for me to get a shot. Hal is hunting