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as the 15th July. Apply all this to
Franklin.

But for my constant journey
last October, scurvy would have taken
root among us but by our few
dogs I managed to give us six weeks
of abundant fresh provision. It is only
four weeks that we have been on
salt food, and that four weeks cannot
have tainted my party. All
that I have to do is to get meat and
that if health holds I can and will
do.— Besides Bear come in
February. !!

Monday Dec 11.

Mr. Petersen reports will be found
in my daily notes. The most interesting
fact which the journey developed is
that of a strikingly milder climate.
From the passage of Cape Alexander
to their residence in the hut at
Cape Blackwood the Therm. never
rose above [blank] while our own
observations gave daily means of
[blank] and minima records in Sept
of [blank] Mercury froze with us while
a mild subdued atmosphere (comparetively)
pervaded the island group of Mur=
=chison Sound. This change can
only be attributed to the open water
of the iceless seas which occupy the
Northern indentation of Baffin Bay.
There are as mentioned by me in my
boat journey two north waters.