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to shine, but it remained very thick with a constant 

 drizzle of wet snow. 



I was much disappointed at the failure to secure 

 game here, particularly when combined with the 

 enforced delay by stormy weather. 



I could to a certain extent counteract this, and in- 

 crease my radius of action with the limited dog-food 

 I had, by sending a man and team back from here, 

 and this I decided I must do. 



Numbers of lemming burrows were observed here, 

 also snowy owl exuviae containing their skeletons and 

 hair. 



The sun shone occasionally during the 21st but the 

 land remained hidden continuously by dense fog. 



With much trouble we succeeded in drying out most 

 of our clothing, and then broke camp and got out to 

 the cache, and proceeded on our way. 



A snow-bunting was seen and an additional number 

 of brant. The flock which seemed to be hanging around 

 here numbered about eighteen. The one shot was a 

 female and the eggs in the ovaries were small. 



The hare killed here (ten in all) were small, very 

 thin, and the meat tough. 



In getting away from the shore camp we marched 

 through about a mile of knee-deep slush and water, 

 thoroughly wetting our feet of course, and came out to 

 the cache; fitted Koolootingwah out and started him 

 for the Roosevelt; left a small cache of provisions, 

 and the various specimens; loaded the two sledges 

 with the remaining stuff (about nine days' rations of 

 pemmican) and went on ten paced miles. 



This was a disagreeable march; no sun, only fog 



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