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"Etah
North Greenland
May 11 1917
hours feet barometer wind force cloud
2
3
4
5
6
7 4 97 E 5 0
8 4 07 E 5 0
xx 9 4 20 E 4 0
10 5 47 E 4 0
11 7 27 nE 4 0
12 9 20 nE 4 0
1 10 60 nE 4 0
xxx 2 sensible nE 3 0
3 10 80 nE 3 0
4 9 62 nE 3 0
5 7 52 nE 3 0
6 6 05 nE 3 0
7 4 50 nE 4 0
8 4 13 nE 4 0
xxx 9 4 45 nE 4 0
10 6 48 n 6 0
11 8 70 n 6 0
12 11 00 n 0 0
the wind is generally much stronger out on the ice than at the hencue
clear weather
high tide reached the mark
14.85'
xx low water at the 4.05
xxx high water reached the mark
11.17
xxxx low water registered on the 4.10 mark
as I am alone here at present I am unable to do better work or there is several other ships have to be attended too