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another travelling in many places almost the reverse direction. Several times during the day we made from the ice to the shore & vice versa.  The rise & fall of the tide I found to be at "full & change" to be full 30 feet consequently great difficulty was experienced in changing from one to the other.  
When 4 miles out came across Ka-tow-yer ^[[(old man Innuit)]] with gun seated on the rocks overlooking the Bay. He was out after Seals. At this place I found quite an extensive level spot for this Northern country. The 1st thing that specially arrested my attention was a complete Break-water of Stone wh. the heavy seas had thrown up. From the circular form - more correctly writing it, from [[underlined]] its position [[/underlined]] the evidence was that storms from South & S.E. generally prevailed & were the agents by wh. this extensive Break-Water Wall had been formed. The side next the seas was sloping at an angle of 40[[degree symbol]] & that facing the flats wh. it protected 50[[degree symbol]]. The stones were of every variety of shape tho' not much worn - their sizes varied from 5-10 15 & 25 lbs. down to 1 & 2.
On these Flats were abundant testimony of their being the frequeny reso^[[r]]t of the Innuits for spending the Summer months. Here I found many places where were circles of stones wh. had been used to fasten down the skins of the Tupiks (tents). The bones of Walrus seal & Tuk-too were very numerous. Here also found deposited ship's Blocks - one with single & one with double Sheive - the blocks Iron bound. Beside were several Iron hoops 2 1/2 inches wide.  Some 1 1/2 wh. had probably come from English Casks in wh. the Eng. Whalers carry home their blubber.  The handle of a tin Eng. Coffee pot - [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] an Oaken Bucket [[underlined]] iron bound [[/underlined]] - in perfect order was also here beside several red painted tin cans wh. had formerly been used for transport of preserved meat & vegetables by Eng. Whalers.  Several pieces of Wood scattered around here & there were among the relics.  A Rein deer scull with horns topped the whole.  The ships gear - the Blocks of wh. I write were probably from the ship "Traveller" (Whaler) wh. was
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[[strikethrough]] cu[[?]]t an [[/strikethrough]] lost on the rocks near Whale depot (not far from Bear Sound) some 3 years ago - say 30 miles below here. I noticed the wide hoops to have 2 pieces each place ^[[- Que Zhine -]] of writing fastened with 2 rivets. At this place we lunched - were greatly blessed by finding sufficiently thawed water on the rocks to quench our thirst.  One a point of land at this place called by the Innuits EE-vic-toon was an Innuit Monument an usual land-mark for this people to errect on prominent places.
As we were about to resume our march, Kok-er-jabin descried two Seals basking in the sun beside [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] a crack in the ice.  Ku-tou-yer was elated. He requested earnestly we should delay our starting till he should proceede & [[strikethrough]] secure [[/strikethrough]] try his gun upon them. Tho' our delay in starting had been too protracted, yet, for the gratification of the old man, we consented to his request. On he went, after 15 minutes ups & downs over the terribly torn up ice between land & sea ice. I watched K.'s movements - little expecting that he would be successful [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] with his old, misused gun, thickly enclosed in scales of rust.  When within 40 rods, K. got down ^[[flat]] upon his front & [[underlined]] kneed, footed & bellied [[/underlined]] it along somewhat ^[[-aye, very]] [[underlined]] Seal-like [[/underlined]] in appearance!  As he neared Seals - Seals on the alert rose up & made a farewell plunge.  K. jumped up & [[strikethrough]] cried [[/strikethrough]] ^[[cried out]] E-e-uk & [[underlined]] travelled [[/underlined]] on - [[underlined]] So did we! [[/underlined]]
[[image:  drawing of coastline annotated C B. O, Ice, Open Water]]

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