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and gave much the appearance of a fire upon the ground when seen in a fog, the intensity of the light being greatest at the centre upon the ground and diminishing towards the outside. The hemi [[strikethrough]]sphere[[/strikethrough]] disk appeared about 20 yards in diameter and kept its intensity and position, following the moon, all night
-Dec 13-
Linear haze formation was formed after noon but disappeared in the evening. High N. wind all day. 
-Dec. 14-
Thermometer -21[degrees] during the evening and during 13th the morning of the 15th fell to -24[degrees] the lowest it has yet reached. 
Linear, haze formation at 2 P.M. E. to W.-
In the morning Messrs. Robert and Bean traders for the opposition company came over and said they arrived at their company’s station on the other side of the bay three days ago.
They are the first arrivals from the vicinity of Nulato or in fact from the Yukon this year.
-Dec. 16-
Just at dark the dogs about the Redoubt began barking and ran down to the beach. We all went out and discovered three sleds approaching rapidly over the ice with an indian running ahead of the dogs. The sled came up to the fort with a rush and amid great excitement among the dogs we welcomed