mss209-01-015r

May 31^st

Bright sunny and warm weather
Sent Esquimaus Danielsen to top of
Mountain to look for open water he
coming back reporting very little open
water in anny direction The Ice Pilot and
Oatie went and reported the same and
that 4, Whaling Ships where lying out
side made fast to Ice floe Ensign Harlan
went to Native village with Photograph
Machine and took several Photos of one
Family living in King took the entire
number of Natives living the were
9 Persons all told the men from
the Sheps enjoyed themselfs by
sleding down a steep Mountain on
Snowshoes and Tobaggen Sledges
Gunning Partys left the ships in
Steam launch returning with a
number of Ducks

June 1^th

Weather overcast and squally
and snowing hard At 3. AM the
Arctick broke her moorings and
drifted down us and the Bear we
had to cast of our lines to get clear
no damage was done Apperently the
Arctiek left Harbor At 8, AM cast
off our lines and left Harbor followed
by the Bear and made fast to floe
outside along with the other Ships
A 10.50 AM we got under way At
2.40 PM reached solid ice and made fast
again the Bear and the Thrasher
doing the same exept the Arctick
with made fast under the land
At 2.50 PM the Bear asked permission
to go ahead and try instead lead
permission was granted and both