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AM Bar 28.700
M 28.700
PM 28.700

[[symbol: cross]] Mar. 31st 1861

Ther AM - 4[[degree symbol]] Wind N.E. (Light snow) Wind [[underlined]] light [[/underlined]]
" [[ditto for: Ther]] M + 12 " [[ditto for: Wind]] W Fresh
" [[ditto for: Ther]] PM - 14 " [[ditto for: Wind]] N.W. Gale [[underlined]] A [[/underlined]] & S!

Now 20 minutes of 12 o'clock mid-night that I commence writing my notes of to-day & to-night.
I commence with the [[strikethrough]] strange [[/strikethrough]] wonderful workings of Him who alone doeth great wonders.

It is now blowing a gale from the N.W. the air clear & cold - Thermometer 20[[degree symbol]] below zero - The Aurora gilding the Northern, Eastern, Western & Southern Sky!
Seldom is the Aurora seen North - rare, indeed, but during the evening, in long pencil rays has it shot up here &

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there in the Northern heavens.  A singular sight to see Aurora at play, wind sweeping so [[underlined]] furiously [[/underlined]] as it] does at the present writing.

Kood-loo, Sharkey & the rest of the party started for their Igloos N.E. of here at X this A.M.

By the kindness of Capt. B. I sent Ebierbing & Tuk-oo-li-too a few cakes of Sea bread & few slices of meat.

"Charley", the Innuit, returned with sledge & dogs from the Whale Fishery depot this P.M.  On his way found a large Seal on the ice, dead, which had evidently just been killed by the falling ice from the effects of the tide.

A rich treat to-day - [[underlined]] Fried Dough-Nuts! [[/underlined]]  The 1st we have had on board the G.H. since leaving the States.  Little Koo-koo-yer remains with her father, "Blind George", on board the G.H. 

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