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morning ; but I suppose I thought about it so much, 

 or thought about so many other things, that I lost it 

 in the confusion of my mind. For the first intimation 

 I had of having overlooked the time was a note in 

 the slate this morning of its approaching expiration 

 at three A. m. All that I can remark about this eclipse, 

 with reference to our experience, is, that it was pre- 

 ceded and followed by extreme cold ; that for twenty- 

 four hours previous we had an absolutely cloudless sky; 

 during the eclipse a thick haze prevailed, and after- 

 wards cloud-forms, cirrus, cirrus-stratus, and stratus, 

 were in view. During the day we had numerous 

 shakes and jars, as though we were passing over ice- 

 cakes. One of these was sufficient to set my lamp 

 swinging. 



At three a. m., while lying awake, I heard two sing- 

 ing or humming sounds along our wires in the cabin, 

 resembling the buzz of a bee, or the whiz of a mos- 

 quito. These came from the vibrating of the dia- 

 phragms in the Bell telephone receiver and sender, 

 indicating an electric storm without, etc. This subject 

 is now receiving particular attention from Chipp, and 

 will be described thoroughly in a more suitable place 

 than this journal. 



December 19th, Sunday. — Inspection at eleven, 

 church at 1.30, and this is the record of one more day 

 in the Arctic regions. 



December 21st, Tuesday. — This day is noticeable 

 chiefly as having decreased by one the number of our 

 dogs. He was known in life as " Hard-Working Jack." 

 The usual post-mortem was performed by Aneguin, and 

 it was found that the premature demise was due to sev- 

 eral mutton-bones, two pieces of a tin can (cutting en- 

 trails, as might be expected), a piece of cloth, and the 

 fag end of a rope. 



