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[Margin] Thurs
June 22

The ice changes slowly, but the progress
of vegetation is excessively rapid. The
growth of the rocky group near our brig
is surprising.

Our gentlemen are at last persuaded to
wash their dirty clothes in the fresh
water holes of the ice foot: Mr. Goodfellow
long a nuissance from the tattered state of
his attire condescends to mend his
breeches.

Two more long tailed duck seen.
Two great northern divers.

[Margin] Friday
June 22

The eiders! The eiders!! Jubilate -
Gaudate- saluate - all the ates.
And all the people at me. The
eiders have come back. A pair
were seen in the morning soon follwed
by four ducks and drakes. The
poor things seemed to be seeking
breeding grounds but the ice must have
scared them. They were flying south=
wards.

Mr. Sonntag nearly completing
his long protracted observations.

George shot a female long
tailed duck.

[Margin] Saturday
June 23

Looking for the return of McLeary
and his party. They were allowed
ten days to complete their survey of the
glacier and if they take ten to return
they will be back tomorrow.

Killed two more long tailed
ducks - in the overflow of the land ice
near the brig.

Mr. Goodfellow has taken to
deer stalking and seal crawling. No
success as yet but has broken my