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don't weigh anything " have crept in, and it is equally 

 surprising how great is their aggregate weight. I shall 

 have one more clearing out before leaving this camp. 



Dinner at midnight carries us into 



June 21st, Tuesday. — Day opens with N. E. wind, 

 a steady rain -fall, and a temperature of 35°. My 

 pocket barometer has got down to 30.22", but I still 

 think it out of order. At 2.30 A. m. the rain ceased, 

 and we resumed the work of repairing our St. Michael's 

 sleds. Having finished repairs to the doctor's light 

 McClintock sled, I sent it back with Boyd, Iversen, and 

 Aneguin, to bring up a load of provisions from the last 

 camp, which was accomplished by five a. m. Sent Mr. 

 Dunbar ahead with four men to make a road where 

 necessary, and to place flags. At 3.30 a. m. I took a 

 narta 1 and nine dogs, and with Kaack carried forward 

 450 pounds pemmican and 50 pounds Liebig extract. 



Mr. Dunbar had cut two roads, — one through piled 

 up hummocks, and another through a broken ridge, — 

 but generally speaking our day's work to-morrow will 

 be easier than any of the preceding days. There is one 

 ugly place where the ice has cracked and opened to a 

 foot in w^idth, and if it opens further, requiring bridging 

 or ferrying, we shall again have our hands full. Though 

 the rain has ceased, the sky remains overcast and threat- 

 ens more moisture. The temperature remains at 35°. 

 Wind E. N. E. 



Supper at six. Pipe down at eight A. m. Called all 

 hands at six p. m. Breakfasted at seven, and at 7.50 

 p. m. got under w r ay. Sent Melville ahead with Nos. 1 

 and 2 sleds and two dog sleds (one narta, and one No. 

 5), and Ericksen and Leach with the other narta to the 

 old camp to bring forward remainder of stores. Left 

 i A sled. — Ed. 



