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4th. Pawn at 7 1 ' 50 m ; the ice lias opened in Several places; some seals and dovekies seen ; dusk at 

 4' 1 30'" ; 8 until 12 1'. M. ice in motion near the ship. 



5th. Pawn at 7 1 ' 50'" ; sun's upper limb appeared at 10 h - 5 m - m. t. ; six dovekies shot, a few seals 

 seen ; at 2 P. M. the doe cracked ten yards astern of the ship, many cracks running N. E. and S. W., 

 and considerable motion in the ice ; built snow huts in 40 m 



6th. Pawn at 7 U - 45"\ dusk at 4 h - 20° ; 11 P. M. a slight aurora in the N. E. [Thickness of old 



floe ice 4 feet 6 inches. ] 



7th. Pawn at 1»- 30°- ; sun's upper limb disappeared at 2 h - 40™-; dusk at 4"- 30»-; 11" 15™- P. M. 

 until midnight pale streaks and patches of aurora near horizon between S. S. E. and north (true). 



8th. Pawn at 7 h - 30 m -, dusk at 4 h 40">- 



9th. Pawn at 7 h 25 m -, dusk at 4 h - 40 m ; at 11 A. M. a faint parheliou ; 10 P. M. aurora from X. E. 



to S. E. 



10th. 2 A. M. slight aurora from N. to S., passing through the zenith ; dawn at 7 b - 30"\ dusk at 

 4 l. 45m. 



11th. Pawn at 7 h 20 m -, dusk at 4"- 50 m 'j a broad line of water one mile astern of the ship running 

 I.. X. E. and W. S. W. 



12th. Pawn at 7 h - 20"\ dusk at 5 1 '- m - 



13th. 4 A. M. a slight aurora in the west; dawn at 7 h - 15 m - ; prismatic halo round the sun ; several 

 seals seen ; dusk at 5 h 10 ,D ; 11 P. M. anrora near horizon between S. S. E. and E., with vertical rays 

 or streamers half way up to the zenith, arch about 14° above the horizon. 



14th. Pawn at 7 1 ' 5™ ; two dovekies seen ; 1>>- 30 m - P. M. an ill-defined halo about 18° diameter, 

 its extremities at the horizon prismatic ; ice opening in a lane two miles N. W. from ship ; dusk at 



5>' 20 m - 



15th. Dawn 7 h - 20 m ; an imperfect double halo around the sun, diameter about 18° and 36°; dusk 

 at 5 h 20'"-; 7 h to 9 1 ' P. M. pale aurora near horizon between S. S. E. and E. X T . E., with vertical 

 rays towards the zenith, arch 4° above horizon. 



lGth. Pawn 6 h - 50 m -; an imperfect halo slightly prismatic; dusk at 5 h - 20 m -; at 8 P. M. bright, 

 pale yellow aurora along the horizon between S. E. and N. N. E., with vertical streamers towards 

 zenith, forming at times an arc, double and even treble, from 6° to 8° above horizon. 



17th. Aurora continues until 2 A.M., when it disappeared ; thickness of ice 3 feet 9 inches, of snow 

 !>; inches; dawn at 6 h - 45"' ; at uoon imperfect prismatic halo, diameter 45°, luminous spots at 

 horizon 45° E. and W. of the sun ; several seals seen ; dusk at 5 h - 20 m - ; halo round the moon, 

 diameter 46°; 10 P. M. aurora near the south horizon, arc from S. S. "VV. to N. X. E. about 4° above 



horizon. 



18th. Midnight until 4 A. M. aurora between S. W. and E. ; dawn at G 1 '- 50 m -, dusk at 5 h - 20 m - ; 

 8 h - 30'"- P. M. auroral arch about 15° above horizon, between S. S. E. and E. ; 10 P. M. aurora 

 ceased. 



19th. Dawn at G h - 40 m ', dusk at 5 h - 35™ ; at midnight (19th— 20th) arch of aurora 9° above horizon, 



between S. S. E. and X. E. 



20th. Dawn at 6 h - 40 m -; a wide lane of water two miles north from the ship, and extending E. N. E. 

 and W. S. W., the terminations not visible ; 6 P. M. prismatic halo round the moon, diameter 4° 20'. 



21st. Dawn at G 1 '- 30 m -, dusk at 5 1 '- 30'"- 



22d. Dawn at 6 h 30'"-; tried for soundings with 180 fathoms; several seals and dovekies seen in 

 wide lane to the north of the ship, also a bear ; dusk at 5 1 '- 40'° ; at midnight (22d— 23d) halo round 

 the moon. 



23d. Dawn at 6 1 ' 15 m -, dusk at G 1 ' 0" 



24th. Pawn at G 1 '- 10'" , dusk at 5 1 '- 0" 1 - 



25th. Pawn at G 1 ' ()"' , dusk at G 1 '- 0" 1 - 



26th. Pawn at G h - 0"\ dusk at G 1 ' 10 m - 



27th. Dawn at 5 1 '- 55'"- dusk at 6 1 '- 15 m -; snow melted against ship's side in the sun at 9 A. M., 

 temperature in shade — 22° ; a seal shot ; dovekies seen ; at noon black bulb thermometer — 7°, in 

 shade — 17°5. 



28th. Dawn at B 1 m -; no water in sight : dusk at r, u 15'" : midnight (28th— 1st) halo round the 

 in. .,in diameter 13 ; altitude of moon 1 91 



