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[[preprinted]] MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1866. [[/preprinted]]
Morning, get up early, get blanket & traps into shape, tea with andrea and start off at ten oclock, two Malemut sleds, 4 dogs in my sled and five in Dyers, two Indians, Shugeluk and New Years, Dyer and Francis. Westdahl does not go but Smith (E.E.) goes up a few miles. Run before the dogs for a couple of hours, making two parrenos' and arriving at New Ulukuk at two P.M. Get the dogs fed and tied up and my things into Amilcars house and get tea ready Have some Wakne or Ulukuk trout for supper.

[[preprinted]] TUESDAY 13 [[preprinted]]
Morning. Breakfast, pack up, load one Mahlemut, and one Ingaleet sled, and start at half past ten for Old Ulukuk. The place we have just left is called Iktigalik or New Ulukook. Leave the river above the bend and make a parrenos crossing two small lakes, and then the river &c till we arrive at T'soh, half way. 1.15 a deserted Indian village of two huts then by a long parrenos to the river just below the Old Ulukook, which is kept open through the severest winter by thermal springs in the riverbed. Stay at Amilcars house chi, olémé & backfat for tea.

[[preprinted]] WEDNESDAY 14 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Lee Francis, Shugelook and New Years off early with three sleds, and good teams of dogs. Two of our dogs off in the night. Buy a good pair of snowshoes from Ivan for a knife. Doctor up some of the Indians who are sick. Dyer buys some fine oleine or river trout from the Indians. The Ingaleets have only four villages; Holtog and one on the Youkon, besides these. They now number about 100 although similar tribes with the same language are found farther east. Evening brings Francis back with three teams and heavy loads of goods
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[[preprinted]] THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1866. [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Feed the dogs, get the broken sled of Matfays mended and start about half past ten with empty sled for Iktiglik. Pass N'tsoh about noon and get into New Ulukuk about half past one. Get tea, feed the dogs well look over the stores and talk to Ingichuk to get his dogs tomorrow. At first he refuses but - Amilcar agrees to wait - till tomorrow and by telling him that there are plenty of [[oléné?]] at Ulukuk I induce him to come and get Amilcars old sled for the next days trip. Chi, and turn in

[[preprinted]] FRIDAY 16 [[/preprinted]]
Morning early rouse the boys get chi, catch, and harness the dogs and load the sled taking everything from the storehouse except some dog feed. Start about half past eight, pass N'tsoh about 11°.15' and arrive at Ulukuk about noon, put up the goods and repair sleds. Get news from Ketchum's party by and Indian who brings a worn out dog & a sled from Solnasopka and says Ketchum left for Nulato with 3 sleds. Send back the old man and a sled for Amilcar, and a boy to Unalakleet for Francis who has sold his concertina to Lofka for two dogs. Sleep opposite, after chi & olémé.

[[preprinted]] SATURDAY 17 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Dyer concludes to wait till tomorrow morning for Mike and the dogs who are due today. Write up journal, get out knife for Ivan who doesn't like it being old and worn, and through some little mismanagement of Dyers he gets mad and the bargain is off. A big crowd in all day, Lofka, Ingichuk, Ivan, Sammac. Amilcar arrives late the old Mahlemut having let the dogs get loose and two get away to Unalaklete. His wife and a lot more Indians all in together. Move our beds up close and get ready for Joe to go down tomorrow morning with some fish. 

Transcription Notes:
Ambrosia: I keep editing "Ulukuk" trout at the end of Monday 12 from Ulukook to Ulukuk - SI tell us to transcribe as written (spelling mistakes/errors included) and Dall wrote "Ulukuk". Looks like T'soh to me.