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[[across double pages]] July 23/60[[/across double page]] At Governor Elbery's X 1 o'clock A.M. Holsteinborg District begins at North Strom's fiord & goes down to Omansk - 92 miles English. From the Sea to the East as far as land extends also 92 miles. In this direction to Fiords The only European who has penetrated far to the Eastward in Greenland (H.D.)is Kelsen in 1830. Lieut. Gov. with Gov. E's present [[cook?]]. He found the land not so mountainous as toward the Sea. Mountain around H.D.'s not so as the Northern District. 1845 - to 49 per year 340 lbs. seal blubber " " [[dittos for: per year]] 139 " [[ditto for: lbls]] whale " [[ditto for: blubber]] 99 shark livers 169 Blue fox skins 133 White " " [[dittos for: fox skins]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 1094 Seal skins 1037 lbs. down 5500 Rein-deer skins 250 fur skin clothes 20 good Harpoon Sealers & Whalers = 80 63 2d class = 40 & 60 52 3d " = 20 to 40 18 Fishing 162 Kyacks 152 Guns 42 Oomiaks 5 dog sledges x Each good harpooner can catch ^[[insertion]] about [[/insertion]] 80 seals - All can catch & kill Rein-deer - Last year produced 300 Rein-deer skins The Buildings of Holsteinborg have the best appearance of any place in Greenland. Harbor of Holsteinborg greatest difference in the tides - Spring 10 to 14 feet. In 1759 colony of H.D. established West of where it now is.
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I checked and Greenland does have sharks.
Oomiaks are eskimo boats.