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[[boxed]] 1861 Jan 4 Fri [[/boxed]] to make some seal-soup. She cuts the entrance while I bank up with snow. The little ^[[Soo-Kong,]] daughter of Miner's wife making up N a [[left margin red vertical line]] seal blubber fire. The thrilling words ^[[of thanks]] of Nukerton to us all as we placed her in the little Igloo. This Igloo of stainless snow. I thought as I stood alone within it, by the side of Nuk-er-ton; May the spirit of this noble being before me which is about departing from ^[[this beautiful]] [[strikethrough]] its earthly [[/strikethrough]] habitation, find a Home with Him who maketh the snow - the emblem of the white wings of angels who perhaps [[strikethrough]] now [[/strikethrough]] are ^[[now]] hovering near to [[strikethrough]] bear [[/strikethrough]] beare another to the realms above. [[strikethrough]] At [[/strikethrough]] On the return of the Sealers, I solicited aid to build an entrance - a snow passage way to Nuk-er-ton's little Igloo. [[/left margin red vertical line]] The 2 [[Lauters?]] The company of 5 Myself, Ebierbing, (Miner) (Charley) ^[[new-ung Koo-p[[?]] ]] (Jack) While Charley & Jack cut out the blocks, I carried them to the Igloo & Miner & Ebierbing were the snow masons. The Falling Stars one of great size extended tail. The Grand Staircase to Heaven by Aurora? [[left margin red vertical line]] The broth - by Tuk-oo-li-too - My carrying it to N. Find he ^[[naked]] feet resting upon the walls (snow) of the Igloo. The perfect indifference at times of the Innuits for the sick! O Civilization Christianity - thou alone can secure this people from the evils that are among them. X o'clock Ther Minus 30 [[/left margin red vertical line]] Bar 29.700 Wind Light N.W. Heavens Clear Aurora fine all the eve till now. New [[moon?]]. [[end page]] [[start page]] Jany 5th Saturday 1861 The morning decidedly cool - yes [[right margin red vertical line]] [[underlined]] Cold [[/underlined]]! Thermometer 60[[degree symbol]] below freezing point. Wind N. W. Light Aurora at play ^[[& visible]] till the light of the sun overwhelmed it. Notwithstanding the state of the Ther. in the rig of [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]] ^[[my]] Esquimaux dress, I was comfortable both going & coming from the NS. village. I went over with some ^[[hot]] tea for Nukerton. [[right margin red vertical line]] She cannot survive long ere many hours. She will be numbered among the dead, her spirit, I hope, [[strikethrough]] [[/strikethrough]] winging away away to Heaven. Tuk-oo-li-too, Ebirnbing & myself are now more busily engaged in getting ready for the Frobisher Bay Excursion. Only think kind friends of America, my starting out mid-winter, here in the North on a trip expecting to be gone 30 days or more, sleeping & ^[[living]] in Igloos (Snow houses) My companions, men & women Innuits! If ^[[either]] Seals, Walrus [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] ^[[or]] Tuck-too are found ^[[in sufficient numbers]] to supply [[strikethrough]] us [[/strikethrough]] us in provision, I & my whole company may remain out 90 days (3 months) This will be a capital initiation to the life I expect to lead for two years [[underlined]] or more. [[/underlined]] I say [[underlined]] 'or more' [[/underlined]] from the fact that unless I can in that time ^[[(2 years from next July)]] determine to my satisfaction ^[[so]] the great questions for which I am here, I shall [[underlined]] (God willing) [[/underlined]] continue 1 or 2 years, additional. At IV o'clock this eve while engaged [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] with Ebierbing & Tukoolitoo in the little aft cabin, preparing my [[underlined]] et cetera[[?]] [[/underlined]]
