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I found Eckblom spending the night (74
with Magnus Nielsen of the company's
station . He were much pleased
to see other. Mr Nielsen was very hospit-
able. Bachelor. Cup of tea & turned
in at 2.30 a.
6 May Sunday - R + clem - a
beautiful spring day. Warm.
Up at 9 am. Jonas Christiansen is out
deel hunting. I want him to take me
to Gyllosnit so I must wait over. No
one else seems t want to go, but I hope for
anyhow him. Since he is considered to be much
the best man.
Paid man from Upernavik t Kasserite 3 kr
plus 50 ore. K to Prøven 6 +1+1 fordug hvor
t Odde 10 +1+1 The last took me 1 kr
too much, but then - ?
Prøven is a rather important little
place, formerly it was more important
than Upernavik but not now. Hans eq-
de III stops here. Church as well as
trading station. Nielsen is factor.
Temp 7h. -5.5 R = 20°F (19.6°)
Jonas came in after supper & agreed
to go to Gyllosnit with me. He is
to get the second man
This afternoon Ekt-I called on
Agatha) Jonas's wife. Jaloo is
rather pretentions, wholly above