[Journal of the Crocker Land Expedition]
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72 Tuesday Nov. 26, 1913. A SW wind made it pleasantly warm and Taul went with me to the thermograph on the hill. It had run off the scale below minus 30°. So I left a minimum thermometer in its place. After supper a crowd of visitors arrived: Accamodiywah and his wife Inaloo, daughter Two-hos-gnah, and a boy Oo-dee who is the son of Newarginywah's wife. We amused them with cards and the photographs. Wednesday Nov. 26, 1913 This morning we went out to the Point. With the aid of lanterns we excavated the oil put up in one gallon cans that will be used on the long trip. I have worked out a method for computing the thickness of the ice from the height of the oil in the two figures which I have just drawn in the tide gauge log. The method is accurate enough and it's a great relief to allow the hole to freeze. Tonight we have quite a home party in time for the Thanksgiving celebration: Dny-oo-nu and Ah-mee-nuy-on-na, Esayonu and Ah-ma-nu, Shri-ti and his wife Ah- duh-a-hing-wah and the boy Tear-bo-tea. Shre