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{1860
Nov 12th
Monday}

Was born on an Island ^[[North side]] Hudson Straight called in Esquimaux which, as near as I can make out, is one of the upper savage Islands. Twee-yoong has seen the Hudson Bay Co's ships & visited them. As Mgan & his crew returned just at night with the 2 Seals which they had captured, I was pained to find that Nik-u-jan had been raising blood, followed by prostration. As Nik-u-jan mounted the ship's side with her pretty pik-a-nin-i, Me-noun, in [[strikethrough]] its [[/strikethrough]] [[^her]] hood - [[strikethrough]][[?]][[/strikethrough]], I was alarmed at her appearance.  [[strikethough]] A [[strikethrough]] ^[[From]] the efforts of getting up unaided she stood upon the larboard bullwork for some minutes vomiting blood. The cough she has, the accompanying symptoms tell too palpably that this enterprising woman is not long for this world! This afternoon, one of the "Huskys" came in ^[[his]] Kai-u to get a Boat & crew to go out with him to capture some Walrus that were close by. A native crew (Ku-jes-se's) were soon under way - but success did not attend them. No Whales seen to day - Smith's Water Company [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] returned this eve. They found it impossible to penetrate ^[[the ice]] where I did the other day. Therefore they were obliged to leave the Boat near a mile from the lakelet, [[strikeout]] [[?]] [[/strikeout]] necessitating them to bear water that distance. Tou-lee-tou visited us to-day. While I was busily engaged with Swee-yoony examining the chart (before alluded to) on the table of the main cabin, my eye, now & then, caught a glimpse of stranger face - an ladys Esquimaux's - I say 'stranger's face' for so it appeared to me at the moment - Withal, I thought it a pretty one! But my thought [[^mainly]] were where they should be on my work. In the course of a from few minutes I was asked why it was I did not speak to my friends at the same time was told that Tou-lee-tou had just left the opposite side of the table where she had been seated for several minutes watching [[strikeout]] me [[/strikeout]] to get the opportunity to speak with me. She had gone on deck - was sent for & of course I rendered a beffitting apology. She said she saw me engaged & did not like to interupt me! Could any lady of Enlightened Christiandom have said more? The reason of my failing to recognize Tou-lee-tou was that she had on her native dress which completely altered her appearance I had not seen her before except in Civilization Costume. I must say Ton-lee-ton looks far better in her Esquimaux [[strikeout]] skin [[/strikeout]] dress [[strikethrough]] then [[/strikethrough]] than otherwise. "Beauty unadorned is adorned the most," at least, so far as this lady of which I now write is concerned. I showed to Ton-lee-ton a Book that Capt. B. presented to me, full of simple but excellent illustrations. This book is one of those designed for [[strikeout]] the [[/strikeout]] learning children to read & at the same time to be interested by having the story "pictured out." She was anxious I should learn her to read - spent a full hour in trying to do so. Her progress was good. Never did I see one more anxious to acquire the ability to learn to read & write than Ton-lee-tou. I presented her the Book for which she was very grateful. I promised [[^that this winter]] I would learn her & Ee-bier-bing  her nu-li-ak-[[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] (husband) so that [[strikethrough]] she [[/strikethrough]] they could read said book ^[[through & through]] quite well. She replied; "This will be very fine indeed, Sir' XI O'Clock night. Ther. 24 1/4 [[underlined]] at which point it has uniformly stayed all day Bar 30.100 Wind N.E.  very light 
Tuesday. Nov. 13th 1860
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the Therm. has been at one point all day - the Bar nearly so - the wind N.E. all day & blowing steadily a moderate force. Clouds thick & portentions of snow. No sun to-day or yesterday. 
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Last night 9 inches of snow fell. This morn Smith & crew gone up to get water. The ice, Kur-jes-se reports, gone from the Bay. This Morn still very cloudy - Crews out cruising for Whales. Twee-yoong came aboard this morn. I laid same chart before her as yesterday. She says it is not correctly drawn [[strikeout]] so [[/strikeout]] around Kin-gaite - ("Merta Incognita") Has promised that she will, with him son, Shoo-Kong (Charley) complete that part as it really is. Ku-jes-se who drew the chart of the region around Northumberland Inlet & down to Frobisher Bay says that had not visited Kingaite & could do nothing more than to approximate in that part. Yet he had seen the whole northern part of it tho. at considerable distance. Capt. B during the interview I was having with Tou-lee-tou told me some glorious news. He said that he was determined to leave[[underlinedd]] no exertions untried on his part to make a voyage[[/underline]] & that he thought it altogether probable that next summer as soon as the ship [[^was]] freed from ice he should go down into Hudson's Strait thence up into Fox Channel where he  felt convinced he should accomplish something. I grasped Capt. B. by the hand heartily, as he told me this - I do not think he will ever forget the moment. It will put me well ^[[on]] to my journey's end. I have long thought