6 January: In the morning, heavy overcast, snow flurries, west wind. Weather mild. At seven thirty, 29°F [−1.7°C]. In our room, only 25°F [−3.9°C]. About noon the snow was mixed with rain, and water [leaked] through the ceiling from the snow-covered loft down onto our books and papers. The brother of Máhchsi-Karéhde, [——], and later Síh-Chidä visited us. They were wet and dried themselves by the fire. We were happy to be able to work again after the long interruption [caused] by the cold; we could not do anything for about a week. An Indian boy brought us some snow buntings today that he had caught with snares. My little prairie fox stole one of them right away and began to eat the head. He likes birds very much.

At twelve thirty, 39 1/2°F [4.2°C], wind the same, no more snow falling; on the contrary, a little rain [and] thaw. In the evening, it was so unusually warm that in [Page 3:137]bed one could leave one’s hands above the cover without feeling the cold. Night very stormy. Síh-Chidä slept in our room.