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pair of skin socks apiece and all have, excepting Galle, a pair of skin mitts apiece. For the last two days the female has absolutely refused to make a pair of mitts for Galle and tonight she goes to bed supper less. A few minutes ago Galle caught her stealing some hard bread and I refused to let her eat it. She certainly is a trial to ones patience. No open water in sight. Cloudy all day but now (9.15 P.M.) Clear and cold. Slight breeze from the N. N. W.
Max 2.0 Min -10.0 I went out to open water today, about 1 1/2 miles out from the beach. The only way I could get near the water was by going out on a point drawing of water and ice on the beach of ice which was badly broken up (marked by cross) This young ice was only 10 inches thick and rather insecure. At the same time a very strong breeze was blowing off shore and after staying on this point an hour I've turned home. The lead was so wide that I could not see the ice on the other side and quite a sea was running in it. I did not see a seal, but crossed 2 old bear tracks and 3 or 4 fairly recent fox tracks. Galle went to his traps but got nothing. He returned
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to camp just a few minutes before I did and famed the native woman just leaving camp. She had with her a heavy woolen shirt-wasit that she had brought from home. She told Galle that she was going to the mountains inland, of course he told her to remain at camp. She also stated to Galle that she would not go to the other camp again for she was at last convinced that Crawford did not "want her". Blowing all day but now, 7 P.M. X Clear, cold, and calm.
Max 0.5 Min - 10.0 Galle and I decided last night to start a daylight saving system so we set our clocks accordingly. But we set them the wrong way and got up at noon. Galle set out a few more traps and I hitched up the dogs and took a few things to the other camp that I had forgotten the last trip. Maurer found the skeleton of a large walrus East of their camp but he said that the bones were picked clean, and not worth while for dog feed. They have not seen a fresh fox track for several days and no bear tracks. [Crawford, Allan R., 1901-1923|[Crawford]], several days ago, lost a trap as the dead man did not hold. Both Crawford and Maurer have several traps out apiece. The open water comes into the beach at their camp and altho they have
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watched diligently, they have not seen a seal. (Paragraph symbol) As I was leaving camp this morning. The woman had to be forcibly thrown off the sled, altho yesterday she stated that she would not go to the other camp again, she still refuses to work and therefore is going without meals, altho Galle and I know that she has all she wants to eat while we are gone. I saw a raven here this morning. Clear, colder and calm.
Max - 5.0 Min - 19.0 Galle went to traps but got nothing. Saw one fresh fox track and a bear track about 2 days old. I could see no chance to do any sealing as the lead seems to be frozen over so I put out some traps to The East, along the beach. I saw one fresh fox track The woman just sits and mopes and still refuses to do anything. Light breeze from the N.E. Clear. Saw a raven today.
Max - 4.0 Min - 17.0 No open water to be seen this morning so I set out some more traps in land. No fox tracks. Galle went to his traps but no luck. No fox tracks seen by him. The woman is sitll moping. Will not answer us when we speak to her. Calm, cloudy, and warmer
Max 1.0 Min - 17.0 Galle and I remained in camp all day. No open water. Cut wood, carried ice and did various small jobs about the camp. The female is still mopeing, and I indevored in vain
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today to find the reason. Cloudy, warm, & calm. Looked for the dogs.
Max 3.0 Min -2.8 Galle went to his traps. No luck. I went to mine, excepting one, which I could not find, and also had no luck, altho I saw a couple of fresh tracks. Nothing but mopes from the Woman. Cold, clear, & calm
Max 0.0 Min -19.0 Galle to his traps. No luck, but saw two fresh tracks. I went to the other camp and helped them cut up some big logs xxx about a mile this side of their camp. Returning home I saw four fresh fox tracks. Brought home a load of wood. No change in the female. Clouding up. Warmer and light breeze from N.W. N.
Max - 12.0 Min -23.0 Galle and I hauled wood today. In the afternoon it started to blow from N.W.W. and is blowing a light gale with drifting snow. No change in The "Seamstress"
Max -4.0 Min -14.0 Galle & I went to traps. No luck. I have some traps inland and as the tundra is very level the only way I can find them is by following my former tracks, but to day it was so cloudy and dark that I could not see them and had to give it up. Blowing a strong breeze from the N. Open water seen
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Drifting this afternoon, both of us will try sealing tomorrow
Max -9.0 Min -17.0 Galle and I went sealing to day in a lead about 2 miles S. W. of camp. It is so wide that ice could not be seen on the other side. On our arrival at the lead two seals popped up and after some rather inefectual shooting I killed one which floated rapidly East to some young ice where we could not get at it. At this time a gale suddenly arose from the North with heavily drifting snow and we were forced to return to camp. The blow lasted until 8 P. M. this evening but it is now calm & nearly clear. We saw several fox tracks along the edge of the lead, but no bear tracks. Will try our luck again tomorrow. The woman is still the same. Refuses to talk.
Max -6.0 Min-16.0 Galle and I built an alley way in front of the storm shed, for previously after every blow we had to dig away a great drift from the door. Galle is not feeling good this evening. Complains of his head and stomach bothering him. Probably indigestion xxxx breeze from the N. Drifting but clear over head.
Max -4.0 Min -8.5 Open water was to be seen all along the horizon this morning at day break as Galle and I set