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[[left vertical notation]] Month of Feb. 1830 [[/left vertical notation]] A summary of the success of the natives in the hunting during this month gives 2 White [[?Blass]] 3 Gluttons 12 Foxes 50 Seals And as we had ourselves killed or taken 5 foxes with some ptarmagians & Willow partridges [[underline]] this is a country not so destitute of game, [[underline]] even at this time of year as some suppose while it is thus proved that they do not migrate to the South in winter [[encircled]] 188 [[/encircled]] [[encircled]] 189 [[/encircled]] Mar 10 The natives had Killed 13 (since Feb 1) seals & were amply stored with provisions [[encircled]] 191 [[/encircled]] [[end page]] [[start page]] Otookiou brought also a Knife, having & English makers name on the blade; saying that he had obtained it from those of his nation who had [[strikethrough]] been [[strikethrough]] seen the ships formerly at Igloolik [[encircled]] 185 [[/encircled]] Who can blame the Esquimaux for lying when John Ross & others took the lead in that evil. Com. Ross fired guns. Esq asked what "guns said" He replied calling by name the things among you. [[encircled]] 186 [[/encircled]] Reason Esq could not catch more seals because they had stolen [[encircled]] 186 [[/encircled]]