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A PPENDIX. 



NOTES TO JANUARY RECORD. 



temperature in snow-hut 



0'" 

 30" 



-16°. 



1st. Pawn at 10 1 '- 4">'" •, dusk at l 1 '- 



2d. Dawn at I0" 30 m , dusk at l 1 '- 



3d. Dawn at li h - IO m - 



4th. Dawn at ll 1 ' l.i ! " , dusk at O h 35 m 



5th. Dawn at ll 1 '- 15'", dusk at l h - 15'"- ; a lane of water in the west extending N. E. and S. W. 

 ( true) ; one seal seen. 



6th. \y.iwn at 10 h - 45 m -, dusk at 1''- 1 5"> 



7tli. Dawn at 10 h - 45"' , dusk at l h - 30 m - 



8th. Dawn at 10 h - 35"', dusk at l 1 ' 30 m ' 



9th. Dawn at 10 h 15'" ; at 8 P. M. bright aurora from west to cast (magnetic) passing through 

 west ; 10 P. M., slight aurora occasionally visible round the horizon ; 11 P. M., same. 



lmh. Dawn at 10 h - .V" , dusk at l 1 '- 15 



11th. Dawn at I0 h - 30 m -, dusk at 2 h 30'" ; aurora near the S. W. horizon at P. M. 



12th. Dawn at 10 1 ' 3U'" , dusk at V'- 45'" ; at 8 P. M. a patch of aurora 8° above horizon S. by E. 

 (true). 



13th. Dawn at I) 1 ' 5(1'", dusk at 2"- 10 m - 



14th. Daylight at '.)'•■ 40'", dusk at 2 1 '- 5 1 "- 



15th. Dawn al In" L5 m -, dusk at 2 b - 10 m - 



16th. Dawn at 10" 0™ . dusk at 2 1 '- m - 



17ih. Dawn at ii'.. 50""., dush at 2 h - 30™-; a bear supposed to have alarmed the dogs; 8 P. M., 

 aurora near horizon being S. and E. from 8 until midnight. 



18th. Dawn at 9* 15'" , dink at 2 1 ' 40"'- 



19th. Dawn at il h - -to 1 " , dusk at 2 h ' 15"' 



20th. Dawn at 9' 1 30'" , dusk at 2 1 '- 45'"-; temperature in snow-hut, G hours after it was built, 7 

 above the external temperature ; these lints were built by S men in 45 minutes. 



