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EXTRACTS FROM 'PLOVER'S' LOG. 



January. 

 •16. Open water off Point Barrow. 



JHwater Sky.— N.W. to E. 



JHlce piled to the height of 30 feet on the spits S. of Point Barrow. 

 Water Sky seen on 12 days in January, and open water on 4 days. 



February. 

 23.) 



24. [Water Sky.— N.W. to E. 

 25. 



o-|0pen water seen from the grounded hummocks near Point Barrow. 

 Water Sky seen on 5 days in February. 



March. 



||Water Sky.— N. to E. 



6. Water Sky.— W. to E. 



12. Captain Maguire walked to the edge of the shore floe, about 10 miles to 

 the N.W. of Point Barrow ; found the ice in the open water to be setting 

 slowly to the eastward. 



20. ' 



21. 

 23. 



25. 

 26. 

 27. 



28. 



i Water Sky from N. to E. 



Water Sky seen on 13 days in March. 



April. 



6.^ 



fl. 

 10. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. ) Water Sky.- 



-N.W. to N.E. 



19. 



20. 

 22. 

 23. 

 26. 

 27. 

 29. 

 30 J 



Water Sky seen on 17 days in April. 

 Water Sky was seen all May. Officers away with natives whaling. 



