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Snow at 10<sup>o</sup> 45 P.M.
Wind Force I N.W.
Has been lazy all day,
Can see no land in west
or even north-west.
April 17, Monday, 27<sup>th</sup> day
Somewhere near Cape Bathurst-
Long. 100<sup>o</sup> W Lat-77<sup>o</sup> 45' N
Cel- 7<sup>o</sup> 40 Sun bears 69<sup>o</sup> E
8 29 .. .. 81<sup>o</sup> 30 E
8 44 .. 86 30 E
Eight hours Friday at-
3 1/4 miles an hour, at- the
least, a total of 26 miles.
Lazy yesterday and very
lazy Friday so I could not-
tell just where we were
when we started. We tried
to head about west from
Ringardsholmen and effected
to make land in four hours.
Since it took eight and
this seems to be a cape