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1861 Wedns Jan 16

Puto, & Bob (King-wit-che-on) 
The locality of this provision had been communicated to Ugarny by Puto & Bob who are now at the upper village in Rescue Bay.  Ebierbing tells me that he & Kood-loo spent the night in a very small Igloo which the made over a stream of fresh running water.  This plan they adopted knowing the water would keep the temperature within the Igloo comparatively warm!  A capital idea.  The Igloo rested mainly on the ice - a well hole only having been cut to the water.  Ebierbing seems very happy at the idea that he had plenty of fresh water to drink.  He says to that he sweat all night.  The two had but a single blanket.
The Black Skin & Krang wh. they brought are not for the dogs but for the Innuits & my self!  I have already eaten heartily to-night of the raw frozen Whale Black Skin!

8th Night in an Igloo!
Thursday, Jan 17th

Ebierbing & Koodloo Ugarny & Erkupang (Jack) have been seen out Sealing to-day but no Seals captured.  Too much snow is the complaint.  I start out this Morn intending to go to the head of Roger's Island but when I had been out two hours a snow storm from the N.E. drove me back.  One week & one day now since leaving the vessel. 

I am now living wholly on Innuit food feasting now & then on Seal.  The indications are that a long storm is upon us.  Kood-loo should have returned in one or 2 days on our arrival here.

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9th Night in an Igloo!
Friday, Jan 18th 1861

The snow storm that commenced yesterday noon continued furious through this day.  All in.  This Morn a rich incident occured.  I took an early walk on the ice Westward.  The snow was so thick that only a short distance ahead could be seen.  It occured to me that unless care were exercised, I should miss my direct way back.  Somehow I did miss a point by wh. I at last found myself one mile above the Igloos where I made the shore.  I could not tell whether I was below or above them.  At length I thought I would try the course South.  I had not gone far, before I came to a place that I had visited the day before for fresh water ice, scaling it off the rocks, The marks of the Seal-spear at once showed me where I were.  But this was not my only "guide board".  A moment after I saw the dogs wh. had accompanied me, steering South.  Of course, I directed my steps that way & soon reached Home.

Kood-loo starts for the ship in the morning if the weather will admit.  I now proceede to write a letter my friend Capt Budington of course sending for civilization supplies which I intend to distribute equally with myself among my friends E. & T. 

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