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Smith tallest man of the crowd
      feet   in
Smith  6 -  1 1/2 
Keeny  6 -  00

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now experiencing

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[[strikethrough]] Myar [[/strikethrough]] [[?]] [[waiting?]] X o'clock. 
There are two Boats crews of Esquimaux [[insertion]] whaling [[/insertion]] that get their meals aboard the "George Henry" - their [[strikethrough]] wives [[/strikethrough]] nulianas & pik-a nin-ies come off & visit us daily. Then the [[insertion]] usual [[/insertion]] time arrived for them all to depart (VIII o'clock) the storm now at its height. Rain poured - winds blew a gale - Waves roared & [[strikethrough]] [[?]] high [[/strikethrough]] mounted high. Our men kind heartedly stripped off the [[insertion]] own [[/insertion]] oil-suits & placed them on to the Esquimaux women children & men! I seemed a daring deed for them to undertake to go into the very teeth of this storm. It was so - but Esquimaux guard not [[insertion]] for [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] the Elements! Fearlessly they entered the Boats. One was soon off & the [[insertion]] other soon followed [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] the other [[/strikethrough]]. How eagerly we watched these Boats! Now & then & wave would leap [[strikethrough]] in spray [[/strikethrough]] covering them all over with its spray! But [[?]]fully they worked with measured stroke. Slowly but surely was this progress toward the shore. Ku jes se stood on the [[?]] of one Boat commanding his men with dignity & wisdom. [[underlined]] I am satisfied that he is the Esquimaux for me. [[/underlined]] He is a hero that can [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] so nobly brave the [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] elements & [[insertion]] so proudly [[/insertion]] triumph over them!