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cardboard, which forms a support to the blanketing, be- 

 sides making a complete inner shell of its own. Between the 

 two shells there is free air space, which will greatly help to 

 retain the warmth in the rooms. 



A stone wall has been built around the house four feet 

 away from it, and on it we shall store our boxes of provisions^ 

 and then stretch a canvas cover over to the roof of the house. 

 Our corridor will thus be sheltered as well as the house, and 

 even in the most inclement weather we shall be able to breathe 

 pure air and have outdoor exercise. With the first heavy snow 

 everything will be plastered over with this natural fleece, and 

 cold though it may be on the outside, we hope to keep quite 

 comfortable within. 



Saturday, November 7. To-day has been reception day. 

 We have to-night seventeen huskies in our camp, and I 

 don't know how many dogs ; if I were to judge by the howl- 

 ing and yelping, I should say at least fifty. I have been under 

 the weather for the last two days, but feel better to-night. 



Sunday, November 8. We generally devote Sunday to 

 sleep ; the boys, except the watchman, turn in right after 

 breakfast and sleep till lunch. We have a cold supper, which 

 saves me the trouble of cooking Sunday afternoon. We 

 usually have pemmican and cranberry sauce, salmon, hot 

 biscuits, chocolate, and fruit. Arrotochsuah and his family 

 moved into a snow igloo to-day. 



Monday, November 9. Mama's birthday. My thoughts 

 have been at home and wath her all day, and I am sure she 



