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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.