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1861 Apr 23 Tues

to dimness. The trend of the coast on the N. side of this Bay is N & S by compass - [[symbol]] 2[[degree symbol]] variation must be allowed for this place.  Spending an hour on this Mount I descended for breakfast tho' I confess the [[underlined]] feast [[/underlined]] I had already indulged in by views that had been taken into my soul was ample for one day. The Innuit name of this Island, Oo-pung-ne--wing

My repast on cooked walrus & walrus soup, prepared by Oong-a' who with her winga occupy jointly the Igloo with Annawa, the latter acting as a father to them. Here I met Puto, the Innuit mother of an infant half American - Going out & looking around saw Pau-loo-yer ("Blind George") facing the Sun as is his way when it shines - I hailed him - he instantly recognized my voice & greeted me - glad to meet me. In this village of half doz. Igloos met many familiar faces of Innuits. "Miner & wife "Sushy" (Innuit names  )

Here I met with the noble Artarkparu brother of Annawa who it will be recollected is crippled in both his nether limbs. All were glad to see me. The adornments around & upon the Igloo of Annawa were near a score of Walrus heads (sculls) with tusks. One group after another starts out for Walrus hunting. By IX I prepared to take a tramp over to another Innuit Village Too-er-pick-ju-a. Que-jesse agrees to accompany me tho' greatly afflicted with snow blindness. I delivered every thing I had into the hands of Nood-loo-ong the mother of the main family as is the custom of the country for safe keeping reserving only my Azimuth & Sextant. My portfolio I had lost on my way from the ship

As the way was circuitious to go upon the ice we directed our course over the center of the Island 
Arriving at the top & throwing off the [[strikethrough]] my [[/strikethrough]] native hood to my skin jacket, I listened for the [[underlined]] peculiar [[/underlined]] sounds) I had heard in the morning walk to the same place. I did not listen vainless for the same sounds filled the air sweeping by. It was like the rushing of many waters - like the groaning ices by storms far away - out in Davis Straits. I asked my Innuit friend & guide the cause of this noise He replied: 'Meitaks!' - This terrible roar from ducks, thought I! Not possible - It is a whimsical reason of an Innuit for something they know exists & yet cannot comprehend. I laughed & shrugged my shoulders! - & we passed on. Que-jesse had with him a young seal

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1861 Apr 23 Thrs

dog, in Seal harness. I undertook to handle the leading string but finding the dog a fast one & liable to draw me headlong down the slippery side of the Mount, I returned Que-jesse the trust confided to me. On making the ice, the dog scents the air - A Seal - smell tickles its nose & away dog darted, dragging Q. as fast as his nimble legs could carry him.

Our course to the other village was N. by compass but that of the dog with Q. at his heels E. Here was a dilema for in less than 5 minutes my guide & Q's guide were last among the distant hummocks - I was left alone. Looking around for awhile I was soon gratified in seeing Miner & nuliana appearing from the S. Westerly side of Oo-pung-ne-wing Island evidently bound in the same direction I wished to go. They were not long in coming up to me when I learned they were returning from a visit to the village where I had a short time before met them & now going home - to the village across the Bay on which we there were. On our way saw 3 Ook-guke - large Seals - on the floating ice. This sight inspired the Innuits to quickness. It made us hasten onward to the village where Miner had his Ki-ak with which he declared he would go out & attempt the capture of one.

The distance we had to travel to reach this village was 3 1/2 (?) miles. Here I met Mr. Sterry the Ship's Carpenter (of the G.H.) He was suffering with snow blindness brought on by a day's exposure on the ice with a company of Innuits Walrus hunting. He awaited the return of "Jack" whom I [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] met yesterday as I made the land on his way to the G.H. for "eye-water" & "specks"

Sterry had leave of absence & was living with the Innuits keeping House (Igloo) as tho of the country. Shading his eyes as well as he could he took a walk we on to a hill sea-ward where we went to watch the movements of the Innuit who proposed to secure an Oo-guke. Ere long Que-jesse joined us having just arrived from his long chase with the dog for a Seal.

Miner (the Sealer in his Ki-a) was with sighting distance with the spy. He was working his way almost imperceptably along through the openings in the ice toward an Oo-guke wh. was within gun distance of him resting in Seal wonderment on a piece of ice. The Sealer kept up a loud peculiar noise wh seemed 

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