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1862 [[blue ink in right corner]] )12 [[/blue ink]] [[The bleed-thru of ink on this page is very confusing.]] " May 12th Monday - blowinghard from the Eastward & snowing - latter part more moderate " " 13th Tuesday - fresh gale from the N.W. - the ice breaking fast " " 14th Wednesday - fresh breeze from the N.W. & the ice coming down the Bay " " 15th Thursday - fresh gale from the N.W. - the ice breaking the ice off [[?wad]] the ice. " " 16th [[underlined]]Friday[[/underlined - blowing fresh from the NW blowing hard down the Bay. Cannot get off with the Boats " " 17th Saturday - Fore part of this day the wind from the NW blowing hard - latter " part from the Eastward & snowing - the ice ^[[packed in along the shore]] so we cannot get the boats off. " " 18th Sunday - light breeze from the Eastward & snowing - Two men " started to go to the ship - at night they both returned - the snow so deep they could not get there. " " 19th Monday - fore part light breeze from the Eastward - 1 Boat off wind fromthe Southwest & snowing. " " 20th Thursday - fresh breeze from the S.E. & thick weather a sledge arrived from the ship to-day. " " 21st Wednesday - fore part strong breeze from the Eastward & snowing - latter part more moderate. " " 22d Thursday - strong breeze from the N.E. & clear - 4 Boats went after Wood & the sledge went to the ship " " 23d Friday - the wind from the E.N.E. & thick weather " " 24th Saturday - fresh breeze from the NE. & thick " " 25th Sunday - fore part light wind from the N.E. & cloudy - middle " part light from the S.W. - e boats off to the ice & one " up the Bay - got [[underlined]]two Walrus.[[/underlined]] Joaeph Neal taken spitting blood. " " 26th Monday - light wind fromthe N.W. fore part of the day - the boats " came back this Morning - middle part of this day wind fresh " from the N.W. [[?]] Saw [[underlined]] one WHALE [[/underlined]] & many [[underlined]]Walrus[[/underlined]] [[end of page]]
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Entry for May 15th appears on page 531; May 18th p. 527; May 19th p.540; May 21st p. 544; May 25th p.543, of Hall's book.