"84 at 10 after being fifteen hours on the way. The trip takes about four hours under fair conditions and took us a little more than six. The deep fresh snow was the difficulty. The storm seems to have covered a large area and to have given 15-18 in. snow or level. The factor's house here is very old. It is built of one course of brick faced with about the feet of turf. Jensen gets 1400kr salary, wh, for certain reasons, is 400 more than this place usually pays. He is 47 yrs old, has served the company 23 yrs + after two yrs more of service may retire on 800 kr pen. sion. Local coal is the fuel used in 5 uper mines. It is dug from a cliff on the other side of the fjord 8-10 miles south of here. It are equals cannel coal in appearance and character. Beautiful day all day but we wish it had been warm enough during the middle of it to soften the snow so that a good crust would be formed during the night. Barometer is low (760mm) having come down steadily for two days from 769, but otherwise the promise is for good weather to continue."