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- 1860 - Fri Dec. 28th in braiding my long hair. The perfect delight of the all Innuits at my appearance - especially the little ones. The village children all in this Large Igloo enjoying the sport. Puk-er-ne-yer & Ar-nu-lik-er tuk show me their play things. The care & assortment as complete as any little American girl's. The patch work - different colors or shades of deer-skins sewed to-gether - the Northern mouse furs. The little roll of silks, calico, ribbons &c nicely cared for. The late return of the Sealers their success - 2 for the town. [[strikethrough]] The day [[/strikethrough]] Yesterday 6. They proceede to strip Tuk too jackets &c at once The position of [[underlined]] wingas [[/underlined]] beside their wives The hot Seal supper in readiness - The distribution - Que-jes-se & Ebierbing & myself the participators. The "drink" of the Seal Soup. My sharpened appetites well favored - The supper ended the procedure to purchase deer-furs - the scarcity - get a jacket for a Knife. The present of the piece raw Seal to me. The departure - the purchase of two small skins in another Igloo, 1 Knife some powder - The call at the Angeko - purchase 1 deer skin for Powder Buck shot & caps - The impossibility of purchasing their winter clothing at any price - So of the best of what few skins they have. Another piece of Seal from Angeko. Consulting then with Que-jesse. Ebierbing started at 8 o'clock - The night capital for traveling. Arrive at the [[end page]] [[start page]] 1860 Fri Dec. 28th Ship 10 o'clk night. Ebierbing & I take a lunch & he departs for his Igloo. By him I sent the Seal to Tuk-oo-li-to who has no meat provision on hand - She is a hard worker & but little to eat. IX o'clock night Wind Thurs Bar. Cloudy I promised the parties in the Igloo where I remained for several hours to-day to [[?Pitching]] some tobacco supungers (beads) &c when they would visit the Oo-mia (vessel) The natives of North Star Village caught 2 seals to-day - Good. 1860, Saturday Dec 29th At an early hour, wife & daughter of Sampson & daughter of the other Innuit in same Igloo were on hand for what I promised. They got more than they expected though not more than hoped for. The Ange-ko was down & got his abundance for his skin. Some of the Innuits out Sealing - Ice now good. The shots with the double barrelled guns - mine prove the best. Capt. B. a shot. - Called on Nukerton The snow pendulum, - & N pulse 108 per Min Then +5 Bar. 29.725 Wind
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