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Aug. 22 - Day pretty cold, not warmer than 33 °F. K & Ada try for
some geese back on tundra, no luck. The rest stay in.

Aug. 23 - Weather below freezing all day, thick overhead. I go for
short walk, see only 1 owl. Ada goesout for roots, others
stay in. I could see ice from high place on tundra pretty
sparsely strewn about 2 miles offshore, from there on an
almost solid mass as far as I could see, about 8 or ten miles.

Aug. 24 - The day has been thick & cold, started snowing, wind
blowing from E., snowed 1 1/2" deep. We collect most of wood
around camp for stove. Heard some brant, sounded like small
flock. Tide was very high at noon. Had some root stew
to-day. Coffee has taken place of tea, I don't like it.
Ocean froze last night about 1/2 inch ice, the fresh water
about 2/3 to 3/4".

Aug. 25 - Sun out all day, snow disappears in short time. C. prints
pictures. All stay in. Tide very high noon & midnight,
current west flow, east ebb. Crawford prints pictures.

Aug. 26 - Weather good, sun out all day, wind W.S.W.. About 6 miles
young ice along beach. Hear geese several times. Crawford
develops films. See one owl close to camp, checkered, not
like other we saw.

Aug. 27 - Sun not out today, pretty cold. M. K. & I haul dory-load
wood from east, get from lake. See 1 eider today, geese at
lake. Old squaws can fly now. See more ravens now than
previous. Ice farther out, W.S.W. wind, dark clouds south
not when wind from east.

Aug. 28 - Weather about same with W. wind, ice about 2 m. out, fresh
ice along beach. Birds lighting on ice. C. takes picture
of group, K & I. I cut 1 film 1/2 lengthwise to make V.P.
films for my camera, get about 3 V.P. and out 1 3A, much
cheaper 3A 55¢ 6 exp., V.P. 30¢ 8 exp., this way 25 exp.
V.P. for price of 6 3A exp. 90¢ V.P. saving 35¢.

Aug. 39 - Best day this year, calm most all day, sun out also though
not over 36°. Ice still far our. See female eider with
young, cannot fly yet. Change from stew to steaks.
C. prints pictures doz. or so, when finished I develop
some films, develop 7 rolls in 1 developer for prints. Very
much easier & cheaper than other system, 1 dev. for 1 film.
C & K see northern lights shortly after 12 P.M., stars
visible some nights now. Large flock Brant south, could
not see but hear.

Aug. 30 - Calm all day, sun out till 3 P.M., clouds from E. Hear
walrus all day & night. I print some of my films today
using bad paper by first washing, drying and then printing.
Looked good to me in box but on some pictures stains
remained, I believe from the drying. Dried them over lamp.
Will try some in oven tonight, may have better results.
6:30 P.M. we see many walrus on ice floe about W. Looked
hard to approach so stayed in. I bring up 1 side bear ribs
this morning, 1 rib, pelvis, head all that's left. 3 brant
south.