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Monday 1860 }
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The young ducks (Eider) we found our match - They were hardly old enough to fly - they could swim with great rapidity - & dive just at the moment they should to save [[insertion]] themselves from an [[/insertion]] untimely death. 
Really they can swim as fast as good smart oarsmen can pull. Stenny's dream! The fire! The engine as old as Adam! The wife the greater sufferer!
As the sun set clouds of crimson hue. Beautiful scene. Weather very pleasant since 9 A.M. 
The narration of an [[insertion]] eminent (?) [[/insertion]] Esquimaux who died here at Kuru[[guess]]-gum. my-ooke hereafter. Capt. B. well acquainted with the incidents.
The little food possessed by the natives now. Failure this year of the tuk-tu they having taken another route in migrating this year.
Gave my washing out to-day to an Esquimaux woman "Buck eye" who has many a time pulled at the oars in Whaling for Capt B. She took it ashore this morn & washed them complete - dried them & returned them this eve in good order.
Tuesday Aug 21st 1860
Last night fine display of Aurora Borealis - at least so said by the young man on watch. I was soundly sleeping when it took place. My regrets were deep on finding I had not witnessed the phenomenon. Gave special instruction that I should be roused at any hour of the night when anything worthy of note should take place. 
Early this day actively engaged in getting in readiness to take a short cruise in the Rescue to Frobisher Strait. By VII o'clock we were casting up anchor. Capt B myself & Mgan's 3d wife Kun-ni-you at one end of the windless break. The sight was interesting not to say arousing. We had occasion to stop a moment - on commencing again Kun-ni-you was unable to get her hold as we were see-sawing the break too rapidly. "Mgan" standing by & with monarch dignity thinking himself I suppose lord of all