March 30, 1909
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[Top page blank] 21˚ march.                                 36 d. Tuesday, Mar. 30 At 1.-a.m. the ice was running violently but at 8.-a.m. it was quiet, & the water smoke & haze gone showing the water closed up or frozen over. Got under way, brilliantly clear light biting N.W. breeze, temp -33˚ min during night -43˚. We all travelled together crossing numerous cracks & very young ice, then across a lake of recent young ice (some of it bending under us) some 6-7 miles wide, light old floes, a great deal of recent (2 weeks to 1 month) ice in large areas, then heavy rubbled ice & continuous old floes. (20 m.) Camp on a fine level old floe. Have felt cold more today than any day since starting.
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