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sarcophagus was the skull showing signs of considerable weathering which lay inside- Going aboard I noted a considerable number of Mormon corniculata + [[muries?]] nesting on the face of the cliff beside Kotzbues Kittiwake + a few Mormon Cirrhata - and two or three pairs of Violet Green Cormorants were seen. The evening was very pleasant and about 9. A number of natives in 9 umiaks & numbering from 80 to 100 people came along from toward Cape Lisburne. They were creeping close along the shore their dogs running along the beach or the Edge of the cliffs as the case might be and Every now & then sitting down to utter a doleful howl and then on again. The boats all landed at the mouth of the creek & there
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[[top margin]] The creek with Grayling in it is probably a tributary of the Inland River. [[/top margin]]

they unloaded & set up their tents and about midnight some of them came off - When about 150 yds from the vessel they stopped paddling & cried "Nû K'ū' rûk" "Nû K'ū' rûk" or "good" "good" at the same time raising their hands over their heads exactly as the travellers describe the custom along the North coast of British America. As soon as they were answered by the officer of the deck they came on board- They proved to by [[be]] a party from Pt. Hope up the coast

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The natives came on board begging in the morning but with nothing to sell Except walrus & beluga oil of which they had several [[?]] of loads. They were much more subdued in their demeanor than when at home This was shown by their sign of peace when [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] coming on board last Eve
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