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a Cold Day Snow fell 4 Inches deep, the occurrences of this day is as is common—
Wednesday 23rd Jany. Snowey this morning. 2 men employed makeing hand Sleds for the Savages for which they Gave us corn & beans.—
Wednesday 23d January We had a continuation of Snow the greater part of this day, on its leaving off, it continued Cold to the 30th Instant, all hands during this time were employed at work on the boat & Pettyaugers to get them free from the Ice, and hawled Stones on a Sled which they made warm in a fire, in order to thaw the Ice from about the said Crafts, when the Stones were put into the fire, they would not stand the heat of the fire but all of them broke, so that their labour was lost.
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