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April 10th - thermometer down to -15° last night and cold all day—
11th
therm. -17° last night,
Linear haze formed during the middle of the day, foretelling a change in the weather-
Yesterday and today were occupied in painting (watercolor) a picture of the Wankhnie or lone cod so abundant here- It was my first attempt at fish painting but I made a very fair representation.
12th
Clouds covered the sky during the night and the temperature arose to +22° at 7 a.m. and to 30° later- A light snow fall from 10:30 am- to 
Lalyaluk arrived from Uualaklik at 11am.  He brought a few ethnological spec's [[specimens]] for Mr. Neumann. Cut my beluga skeleton into sections ready for taking the meat off - 13th
Labelled and packed the collection of fishes - occupied the P.M. - arranging this collection and felt relieved when the task was accomplished - 

14th
Weather still gloomy and chilly, much as it has been the entire month up to date - 
My native Alexis came from Stebens in the morning bringing some beluga [[?]] and stone axes which he has been putting handles to - the axes are a perfect model of those found in the swiss lake deposits especially one which has the entire handle of Reindeer horn.  The two Ravens, which made this appearance about two weeks since, are flying about every day~
The Redpolls (Argiolhus luianus & fusllseus) which were about here the entire winter up to the last of Feb'y. left probably to the interior where the ground becomes bare much earlier than on the coast - Seasonal Snowy Owls have been brought me lately some of which are spotted white while one brought in today is over half a dull brown mottling