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[[preprinted]] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1866. [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Weather still warm and thawing. Breakfast early and Adams in charge of barkis with Clark, Thomas, Wilson, Wood, Foss and Fitzgerald started out of the river towards St. Michaels but the tide being very low they have to return, not being able to get out. Get the snow away from round my tent and take the barometrical observations in the morning. Evening Foss comes in and in the course of conversation stated that he had seem me buying furs of the Indians and paying extravagant prices therefore. I gave him the lie direct, and refusing to retract, apologise or fight he tells me he is going to punch my head when he gets a convenient opportunity, at which point the matter rests.

[[preprinted]] SATURDAY 20 [[/preprinted]]
Russian Sunday. Last night serenaded Tommy Denison in our new quarters with his girl. Morning. Calm, clear and beautiful. Get out a can of milk and treat the boys. Get all hands into the tent and administer a little of the milk of human kindness. Last year Charley Pease killed a wolf by poisoning him and following the tracks shot the dead body and skinning him reported that he had shot him which raised his reputation immensely among the Russians. Evening. Serenade Francis and his wife in Ketchums tent. read "A Mystery." and turn in. Night very cold about zero and a high wind blowing thr tent.

[[preprinted]] SUNDAY 21 [[/preprinted]]
Lay round all day and do next to nothing. No bath and nothing doing. Variation of the compass 28°.30' Easterly according to Westdahl.

Monday 22
Morning look over all my things and get out a sketch book. Make a sketch of the fort. Afternoon make arrangements with Ennis to have Lt. Smith act as Surgeon here while I am absent. Caldwell at Grantley Harbor and myself at Nulato. Get all the boys into the tent and have a regular jollification finishing 

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[[preprinted]] MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1866. [[/preprinted]]
up all the liquor and wine I had on hand. We then adjourned to the house where Jay produced a bottle of claret and we all went down to the Indian dance in the village.  On coming back to turn in, on striking a light, find that a five gallon keg containing Rum, Medical Stores has been abstracted during our absence. Rout out half the Indian town, search the constructors house and finally conclude to let it go till morning and turn in as no signs of it were to be found.

[[preprinted]] TUESDAY 23 [[/preprinted]]
Morning.  Strong grounds of suspicion exist against Foss and Fitz-gerald as the thieves of the the liquor as follows.  Foss was to my knowledge the only man who knew of its existence.  He and Fitzgerald were seen lurking around the tent while we were in the house.  They volunteered to get water, a thing unheard of and returned without any, and were the only members of the party.  Mike however came in with the keg nearly empty having been left leaking on the river bank last night in the fright of the thieves.  Divide the remainder about six quarts and turn over to Smith his portion.  Get a cap of norka from Annah, and make ready for an early start.

[[preprinted]] WEDNESDAY 24 [[/preprinted]]
Doubts of the Ulúkook River being frozen, above; So we do not start just yet. Get all my shot out of the tent and put it in one of the small Russian towers both of which are being fitted up for the accommodation of our party. Look over our large box and arrange the contents for a speedy transmission to Nulato. Move my bedding into the room vacated by the boys in the fort. Clarence Smith sick. Afternoon take a walk up the beach toward Besborough Island, with Ketchum. Evening have a regale of jam and hot bread and nuts from Jay Chappel.

Transcription Notes:
Norka is an animal skin used for clothing mentioned in other parts of the diary. Besborough Island = Besboro Island