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1860 [[strikethrough]] Mond [[/strikethrough]] Dec 4th Tuesday really comfortable without mittens, so [[underlined]] dry [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] still [[/underlined]] was the air. Two hours before sunrise, the Easterly & Southerly sky was painted in red & purple glory! Such a sun-rise - [[strikethrough]] such [[/strikethrough]] a sun-set as to-day abundantly reward me for month's imprisonment [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] mid ice & snow. After breakfast hunting parties out - In two hours one [[strikethrough]] party re [[/strikethrough]] company returned with two snow-white rabbits one weighing 9 & the other 8 lbs before dressing - Contents of stomachs is freshly eaten food mosses - same as Rein-deer. Both shot on an Island south east of us by Charley the Esquimaux. The rifle shooting on the ice by Capt B. Sterry & myself. The shots of Keeney, 'Add' & Kujesse. Mgan has been getting out dog-sledge shoes to-day on board the G.H. of the jaw bone of the whale. The Esquimaux exceeding our best mechanics in doing this. The Chips all saved by the Esquimaux for the oil that is in them for their lamps. Out of a bone the size of a 'mill-log' but one piece or 'bone-board' 1 inch thick & 12 inches wide fit for the Shoes! My first Esquimaux Dog Sledge-Ride! A portion of a whale & myself the load! Three Esquimaux & myself journey to an island for [[underlined]] whale [[/underlined]] (Crang), [[underlined]] in cache [[/underlined]], for their family. Iron bars in requisition to dig away the frozen stone covering the provision. Transporting it in arms across a dangerous pass between island & main ice. I working as Innuit side by side with them. Our arrival at the vessel's side. The 3 hours rest for dinner by the Esquimaux. The hungry voraceous dogs attacking [[underlined]] the whale [[/underlined]] upon the sledge! My 1st discovery of it. Calling natives' attention to the fact. [[end page]] [[start page]] 1860 Dec. 4th Tuesday The bound over the ship's side. The 30 feet whip cord brought into such positions as made hair fly & Dog music! The dog without harness with his huge piece of whale that he had torn from under the lashings making off with it beyond reach. The [[strikethrough]] are [[/strikethrough]] terrible retribution for this Whale theft! [[strikethrough]] An iron [[/strikethrough]] Crow-bar even used by Jack in this dog punishment. Three o'clock Tuk-oo-li-to arrives - bringing Capt. B. a pair of excellent wollen gloves knit by her own hands. The complete fit - As perfect as French Kids! Also bringing my Esquimaux Kummins & (Boots & stockings) which she had taken home to repair. The new footing (or soleing) to my stockings of young Seal-Fur which is like lamb's wool. The reading & spelling from her Book - the new lesson - The expression of her thanks & also those of Ebierbing's her noble hearted wing-a for telling her about God & the Bible She said that she told him (E) last night all what I had said & that they wished me to tell them more about God. O, that I were worthy to be a [[underlined]] teacher [[/underlined]] in so glorious a Cause! God grant that I may be the humble instrument of yet doing some good. I suppose from last nights work, it may [[strikethrough]] now now [[/strikethrough]] be written that we are now frozen in for the Winter - frozen in, say, Fourth of December, 1860. To-day dropped the dogs [[strikethrough]] over the [[/strikethrough]] out of the gang-way (by the candle organ) on to the ice. Me-lok the one kept aboard for a long time, among the number. Melok taken aboard again at night almost a dead dog. How strange that these Greenland dogs should single out one of their companions - one [[strikethrough]] who [[/strikethrough]] that could whip either of the others singly - & all equally strive to kill him! Poor Me-lok I fear he will die! How I shall miss him as I make my appearance on deck. He always welcomes me as
