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tehnour of these days, we must not forget
that our sick have a [lessened] [decreased?] capacity
of endurance. The qusetion as to
"what's ahead?" makes me thoughtful.
There are however still resources, accidental
perhaps but still capable of saving us
if the "feeder above wills it. These are
another Reindeer of Sound carcase, a
constant succession of small game. Supplies
of walrus from the fugitive Esquimaux - or -
that which I most expect and home - a
bear: tracks of these beasts are already
seen, and last March showed many
off Coffee Gorge and the Labyrith. If
Hans and myself can only hold on we
can work our way through. All rests
upon destiny, or the power which destines.

February has brought back our day light;
its last few days gave us back our Day
God. On the 25th I made a pilgrimage
towards Little Willies Monument and
caught half his disc as he rolled
behind a rock on the horizon. It will
yet be many days before the sun overide
the shadow of Bessie Mountain and
reaches our brig. The sick pine for him
and I have devised a clever system of mirror
to hasten his coming.

The singular continuance of warm
south & S.E. winds continued as in latter
January. It was not until the 12th that
the spell was broken and even then we
had, as compared with other experience,
mild weather. It - the therm - seldom
exceeded -40°, sometimes under -30°.
For the past three days following the
increasing moon it grows colder. -46° to
-51°. The abundant snows of the

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tehnour of these days, we must not forget
that our sick have a [lessened] [decreased?] capacity
of endurance. The qusetion as to
"what's ahead?" makes me thoughtful.
There are however still [?], accidental
perhaps but still capable of saving us
if the "feeder above wills it. These are
another Reindeer of Sounds Cascade, a
constant succession of small game. Supplies
of walrus from the [?] Esquimaux - or -
that which I most expect and home - a
bear: tracks of these beasts are already
seen, and last March showed many
off [Copper?] Gorge and the Labyrith. If
Hans and myself can only hold on we
can work our way through. All rests
upon destiny, or the power which destines.

February has brought back our day light;
its last few days gave us back our Day
God. On the 25th I made a pilgrimage
towards Little Willies Monument and
caught half his [disc?] as he rolled
behind a rock on the horizon. It will
yet be many days before the sun overide
the shadow of Bessie Mountain and
reached our brig. The sick pine for him
and I have devised a clever system of [?]
to hasten his coming.

The singular continuance of warm
south & S.E. winds continued as in latter
January. It was not until the 12th that
the spell was broken and even then we
had, as compared with other experience,
mild weather. It - the therm - seldom
exceeded -40°, sometimes under -30°.
FOr the past three days following the
increasing moon it grows colder. -46° to
-51°. The abundant snows of the