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1861 Tues Mar. 5th
 
I have said that Nikujar was "Blind George's wife. So she was; And I have repeated frequently the words: "Nik-u-jar-Family wife No1 of Ugarny".  I may say:  until Panbooyer (Blind George) became blind, Nik-u-jar was his happy, loving wife, but when the curtains of an endless night was drawn over him, he lost her, she consented to be the wife of Ugarny, leaving the noble hearted but blinded "Eagle" to a [[underlined]] disconsolate [[/underlined]] fate.  The age of "Blind George", I think to be 35 that of the deceased wife about the same.  An infant - "Me-noun" - by "Polly" & Ugarny survives.  It is an interesting child.

There have now been four deaths among my Innuit acquaintances - I may well say [[underlined]] friends. [[/underlined]]
- | - | Probable Age
Males | "Oudlargo" died + [[Sunday]] July 1st 1860 | 35
- | Koo-per-ar-cha | " [[ditto for: died]] (Fri.) Dec. 7th 1860 | 20
Females | Nuk-er-ton | " [[ditto for: died]] (Tues.) Jan. 8th 1861 | 33
- | Nik-u-jar | x(Sat.) Feb 23 1861 | 35
x Prob Sat Feb 23d

1861 Tues Mar 5th

When "Sharkey" arrived to-day, I saw upon the Kummiti my Carpet Sack.  I felt sure I would find something in it from the hands of my esteemed friends, Ebierbing & Tuk-oo-li-too.  I brought it aboard.  Capt B. as I came into the Cabin, sack in my hand said:  'Well here comes the California Mail'.  No, Captain.  This is the "Budington Bay" Mail, shaking it before his "pliz."  The compliment was handsomely acknowledged as he is aware I have designated the Inlet running

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1861 Tues Mar. 5th

up to Oo-Kood-lear Island" Budington Bay" in honor of him.

I entered the little aft Cabin & opened the "Mail Bag".  I drew out my seal skin jacket wh. I had left behind - some "tin-ware" in wh. I had sent flour etc. by Ebierbing - then my native stockings.  In one of these I found a small parcel wh. I quickly opened.  It was made up of a Book-mark nicely variegated with various colored Beads, the work & present of Tuk-oo-li-too.  Another present was "a lock of her hair" braided & prettily fixed up.
Within another wrapper was a lock ofhair wh. I think was of "Polly" - of her "who now sleepeth the long sleep".  And yet it does not look of the color of hers;  still I may be mistaken.

The talk with "Sharkey" at a late hour interested me much.  I learned all the News of that Igloo settlement where I spent nearly the 43 Days of my late absence from the vessel.  Ebierbing & Tukoolitoo were well - the former contemplates coming down on a visit ere long.  As I stated before, only 4 Seals have been caught since my leaving.  One of these by E.  The AngeKo & "Jack" have not caught a Seal - Living still off the labors of the few persevering Sealers there!

this Morning, Que-jes-se erected a snow 'Tuk-too'., Twenty rods E of the Vessel.  On completing it Capt. B. came excitedly into the Cabin crying out: 'Smith Here's a deer right here on the ice - hands found it so but of snow.  The various Marksmen have been trying their qualities in fireing at it.

By the by, "Bar-be-Kark", if a favorite before, has made himself almost a hundred fold more so by his almost human intelligence as well as dog virtues he exhibited yesterday.