ABSTRACT
Onthe13th,thewindS.,withanovercastsky,and snowyweather;wesawanumberofbears,buttheynever camenearourtent.Intheeveningwecapturedawhite foxthatwasbittentodeathbythedog.Inthenight,the windwasN.E.
Onthe14th,thewindN.E.,withadarksky.This morningwecommencedtodigourshallopoutofthe snow;wehackeditfree,andaftermuchtroublegotitout withthecapstan.Earlyintheeveningwethoughtwe couldseeadeadwhaleinthemouthoftheWestBay, sinceitrosehighandblackoutofthewater;butasthere wasnochanceofgoingtoexamineitwiththeshallop,we putitofftillnextday;aftersunset,itgotbeyondour rangeofvision.
