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short journey came back wonderfully fresh.
Only two out of the four returning were laid
up - one of them is Mr Mc Geary himself who
has severe snow blindness.

Four noble King Ducks were shot to
day. The tern are now numerous about
our island rocks - they arrived about
ten days ago a single pair - they are alrea =
=dy beginning to build and their gull
like screeching is pleasant and land
like to us

[Thurs June 29]
The seals fall to us rarely since
Hand's departure - Mr. Fordfellow killed
one but so young as to give little food
to our new reinforced numbers. We
give all our bids to Mr [Browns?] who
is the lowest now of our party.

George Whipple was placed in
Confinement for threatening Mr Goodfellow
and using abusive language - Confine =
ment means a [snug break ?] (? ?) in
the Cabin with better grubb than before yet
it is solitude and isolation. Experience
shows that it is in every sense punishment
and as such efficient.

Placed Sonntag at a mercator
projection [company?] , our own results with
those of Capt. Inglefields who is in absurd
error, as to all his determination above 78 degrees 30 -

Day very clear [?] [ ?]
Coast.

[Friday June 30]
I walked last night to a large
berg in the [?] and after some
dangerous climbing succeeded in ascend=
=ing it. No break nor signs of breaking
was seen in the still solid ice.

short journey came back wonderfully fresh.
Only two out of the four returning were laid
up - one of them is Mr Mc Geary himself who
has severe snow blindness.

Four noble King Ducks were shot to
day. The tern are now numerous about
our island rocks - they arrived about
ten days ago a single pair - they are alrea =
=dy beginning to build and their gull
like screeching is pleasant and land
like to us

[Thurs June 29]
The seals fall to us rarely since
Hand's departure - Mr. Fordfellow killed
one but so young as to give little food
to our new reinforced numbers. We
give all our bids to Mr [Browns?] who
is the lowest now of our party.

George Whipple was placed in
Confinement for threatening Mr Goodfellow
and using abusive language - Confine =
ment means a [stay ?] (? ?) in
the Cabin with better grubb than before yet
it is solitude and isolation. Experience
shows that it is in every sense punishment
and as such efficient.

Placed Sonntag at a mercator
profection [company?] , our own results with
those of Capt. Inglefields who is in absurd
error, as to all his determination above 78 degrees 30 -

Day very clear [?] [ ?]
Coast.

[Friday June 30]
I walked last night to a large
berg in the [?] and after some
dangerous climbing succeeded in ascend=
=ing it. No break nor signs of breaking
was seen in the still solid ice.