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Friday. Mar/ 15th 1861

Ther AM - 22[[degree symbol]] Wind N.W. Modt. Snow slight
" [[ditto for: Ther]] M. - 9 " [[ditto for: Wind]] NE Fresh & Thick cloudy
" [[ditto for: Ther]] P.M. - 12 Gale N.E. " " [[dittos for: Thick Cloudy]]
X o'clock night gale Ter 14 Au. & S.

Well, the prediction of Capt. B. yesterday, on seeing the phenomenon described in the preceeding day's record, is already verified [[strikethrough]] (VI AM) [[/strikethrough]] 
A [[strikethrough]] snow storm [[/strikethrough]] Gale, with slight snow is now upon us - the heavens hung in gloom.

At VII this Morning, Koo-jes-se & Charley (Koo-per-neu-ung) started off with [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] bag, of the G. Henry's Money (some 200 or 300 Plugs of Tobacco) for Frobisher Bay.

Their team consists of 12 dogs.  They expect to return this P.M. tho' the inclement weather may prevent this. Little "Shu-Kok" accompanied K & Charley the latter her brother "Susy". ([[strikethrough]] Sharkey's [[/strikethrough]] Miner's wife) is her mother.

I deeply regret to learn that Twer-oong (Susy) Miner's wife, is likely soon to die.  She, & her winga are at present over to one of the Frobisher Bay settlements.  A few nights ago she [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] bled profusely - "raised blood" & since cannot speak - can only whisper.  From the information I gain of Mr Sterry she appears to be in the same

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1861 Mar 15 Fri.

way as Nik-u-jar (Polly) 

How my heart weeps to behold this people dying off without the equivalent [[strikethrough]] increase [[/strikethrough]] compensation in births!  A few years & there will be no race, Innuits!

The effect upon those having symptons of scurvy - 
"Spikes", as he is titled, had considerable scurvy when he left last [[symbol: cross]] 
So did "Gray - The exercise in walking over, tho' laborious & tiresome to them, proved highly beneficial - as indeed did the Innuit fare - fresh meat (Walrus) 
Spikes & Gray suffered much [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] nights from the cold, having incautiously not taken their blankets along with them.  The Innuits, at this season of the year, have only what they need (in way of bedding) 
Many have not enough - therefore the reason why these parties were not comfortable nights.

"Spikes" says the Innuits were willing to deprive themselves of even a portion of what Took-too coverings they had by his making liberal offers of tobacco & [[underlined]] other Civilization (?) [[/underlined]] articles.

To night (X o'clock) the Aurora is at play in the Southern sky.
The wind is blowing a strong gale from the N.E. Ther. -14[[degree symbol]].
This (the Aurora) commenced 10 minutes [[strikethrough]] fr [[/strikethrough]] before X by shooting up in thread like beams.  

Koo-jes-se & his companion of course cannot come back to-night owing to the severe gale.  

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