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[[stamped]]Camp Wellman, Dane's Island, Spitzbergen[[/stamped]] Monday[[stamped]]Jul 5 1909[[/stamped]] Calm, warmer with Bay full of ice. There has not been so much ice in the Bay as now. Thawed most since we came. Raised first Arch. Finished Tower at 2 PM. Very fogy [[foggy]] in AM so thick you could see it between your mittens. Afternoon most delightful evening Grand & the sights wonderful, beyond description. Lersem & I could see nothing but ice out on the ocean from the Point. Snow settled fast.