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Monday June 14th

Weather fair. little wind & from S.W. Ice conditions about the same, 12 noon Pilot reports ice breaking some. Cloudy & chilly, third day waiting. ice to move so we can enter Dames Gale.

4 PM wind nearly south to north. Smoked today first time in over a week.

It is straight open water exist along shore some 30 mi away & we are to go see with motor power a dead calm now 9 P.M.

Took 45 min to start motor at 9:25 P. 11:30 P a blinding snow storm now motor stoped [[stopped]] at 11:40 - Hat. Snow storm so thick can not see our course, so retired for the night at 12 P. still a calm