Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915
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Thickness of the Harbor Ice at Etah winter of 1916-17 October 15, 9 inches 22 13 " 29 17 1/2 " November 5 20 " 12 21 1/2 " 19 22 1/2 " 26 25 1/2 " December 3 29 1/2 " 10 32 " 17 35 1/2 " 24 38 " 31 40 1/2 " January 7 45 " 14 48 " 21 50 " 28 52 " February 4 52 0 11 54 1/2 " 18 56 1/2 " 25 58 " march 4 60 1/2 " 11 61 " 18 64 " 25 65 " April 1 66 1/2 r 8 69 1/2 r 15 71 " 22 72 " 29 72 " Thickness of Harbor Ice continued May 6 72 inches 13 72 " 20 72 " 27 72 " June 3 71 1/2 , " 10 70 " 17 65 " 24 58 1/2 " July 1 52 1/2 " 8 49 " the decrease in thickness is due to the melting of the surface ice within a month of its formation time has melted from the lower part of the Ice. So far as the careful part of the Harbor generally is concerned the Ice went out The 20 of June.