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Three seals on the ice Friday
Temperature +15.
Lung at 2-30 A.M. +14
Bar 29.61
1st 45th P.M.
Beautiful weather. Light
wind N.W. 1
Lung
Bar 29.75
Sun at 1st 45th P.M. 44°30'
" " 1 49th " 42°
Depth of water at Seal Hole 187yds.
Number of turns on reel (9in) 322
Tuesday May 9.
3rd 30th A.M.
50th day
Head Bay & wind
A long march of 13
hours first us here at 3 this
morning.
Killed one seal, furnishing
a good feed for our dogs.
The find at north of
[illegible] four chim. Here at