March 27, 1909
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"Peary" Cooker
All Aluminum
Diaphragm + case in one, attached to cylinder

Bottom stiff wood backed & with 3 or 4 lugs instead of flange.

Small vent hole only, in cover.

Cylinders ribbed for stiffness.

Aluminum quart cups

Pot to flare more

Asbestos wick?
      

19 m.                                               33 d.
Sat. Mar. 27˚
Got under way at 7.30 a.m. A fine day of brilliant sunshine but cold (-30˚ at starting, -40˚ end of march)
Light N.E. air very biting dogs smoking. Heaviest march yet a of recent ones.
At first much recent ice (1 ft.) raftered more or less then heavy rubble under deep snow. A few level old floes.
Reach Captain's camp in 6 hours among small very heavy old floes raftered all along edges (12 miles)
As he had been in his igloo only some 3 hours when I arrived told him to turn in & sleep more & get under way about
[Vertically in margin:]
12 miles 2 Fox tracks -30˚ -40˚

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