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[[stamped]] CAMP WELLMAN, DANE'S ISLAND, SPITZBERGEN [[/stamped]] Wednesday [[stamped]] Jun 23 1909 [[/stamped]] A beautiful snowstorm this morning which only lasted 1/2 hour balance of day fair & some cloudy. Men handled many tons of snow which now is as heavy as sand. I climed [[climbed]] part way up the Mountain to the west. Evening but little wind & from the south, water quite still in bay. Thaws in Sun & Freezes in shade Men get at snow on Balloon House floor, it's very heavy.