172 Our North Land. 



I copied the following weather notes from their observation 

 book : — 



" September 1. — The Strait is blocked with ice in every direc- 

 tion. 



" September 2. — Misty ; the ice is the same as yesterday. 



" September 3. — Fine ; Strait filled with ice. Geese flying over in 

 large numbers. 



" September 4. — Rainy ; Strait still filled with ice. 



" September 5. — Misty; Strait completely free of ice. 



" September 6. — Rain ; very little ice to be seen. 



" September 7. — Rain ; Strait clear of ice. 



" September 8. — Some fog ; ice packed to the north-east. 



" September 9. — Ice can be seen to-day in every direction. 



" September 10. — Cloudy ; a quantity of ice off the harbour. 



"September 11. — Fair; no change in appearance of ice. 



" September 12. — Light snow ; Strait opposite clear of ice. 



" September 13. — Light rain ; ice same as yesterday. 



" September 14. — Overcast ; very little ice in the Strait. 



" September 15. — Fair ; considerable ice to the east. 



" September 16. — Snowing ; plenty of ice in sight. 



" September 17. — Fine ; harbour packed with ice. 



" September 18. — Overcast ; ice same as yesterday. 



" September 19. — Some fog ; no ice in the Strait. 



" September 20. — Misty ; very little ice to be seen." 



When he says " no ice in the Strait," or " Strait packed with 

 ice," it must be understood to mean as far as he can see, which does 

 not exceed five miles at farthest. 



He had experienced no heavy winds, thirty miles an hour being 

 the strongest gale, and that did not last but a few hours. The 

 lowest temperature had been 30° Fah. above zero : not as low as we 

 had met with at Cape Digges. 



