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1861 Apr 26 Fri

as she wanted - drinking water several times a day applying the same amount at the end of every ten days that she drank in that time on the [[underlined]] outside [[/underlined]] of her body, explaining as well as I could the manner she should do it - wh. of course was the [[underlined]] scrubbing [[/underlined]] process!  I told her in continuation that Suk-e-ne-ung (the Sun) was getting higher & higher every day - that she must keep herself warm & dry & in [[underlined]] my [[/underlined]] opinion she would be much better, very soon.

So caressingly did I finger the old lady's side during the delivery of my impromptu advice that she declared I was the best An-ge-Koo of her knowledge.  She really felt better already!  This was a [[underlined]] fee [[/underlined]] worth [[underlined]] working for! [[/underlined]]  She re-[[underlined]] coated [[/underlined]] herself jumped up away.  She went to her Igloo lively as a cricket!  [[underlined]] Frobisher Bay Forever! [[/underlined]]  

Weather stormy to-day - toward eve growing cold.  This night a gale.

Sampson & family looking through the green & red glasses of my Pocket Sextant at the Ik-kun-mer (Fire light).  Their great delight & surprise at effect.  The A.B.C. school - the progress of Puk-e-neg-yar.

Saturday Apr 27th 1861

On getting up this Morn wind & weather unfavorable for travelling.  Cold & strong breeze from [[space]]  The sky darkened by thick, portentious clouds - yet we purpose to go in one hour from this (VIII O'Clk).  I was unfortunate in leaving at Annawas some of Tuk-too dress.  If I had it the same would serve to keep the wind out & heat in.  My skin jacket I have & my Kummins but my skin breeches are not here.  I may succeede in borrowing a pair here.  I have just learned that the [[underlined]] son of Kok-er-jab-in [[/underlined]] & 

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1861 Apr 27 Sat.

[[underlined]] "Sampson" [[/underlined]] is to accompany us down 10 or 12 miles with sledge & dogs for the double purpose to convey us that distance & to get a deposite of Walrus beef which is near the point "C." of the sketch in Wednesday's record.
This is agreeable news.  It will help us along much.  I must here express my extreme disappointment on account the bad weather we have had since arriving here.  I have had no chance to make the observations I designed.  I must go with little to add to my journal.  As I had not the time to sight & map the coast in coming up having started at so late an hour of the day, I proposed to do the work in returning.  I designed also of sighting various points on Kin-gaite side - but that side is now all closed from view by thick weather.

The hour of starting has come.  We must away.

Well we are back again whence we started.  [[strikethrough]] Thursday Apr 25th [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] Wednes. Apr 24th Hall [[/insertion]] near noon.  The village people of Sampson's settlement were all on the alert - all out to bid us good speed & Good bye.  I made out to borrow several essentials to my protection if it proved a stormy & cold day.  Of Sampson I obtained a pair of Seal skin socks - & a pair of Seal-skin mittens.  These he furnished me cheerfully knowing well that I would [[underlined]] repay [[/underlined]] him in my own way for the favor.

Seko (Bogord Taylor) furnished me a pair of Tuck-too fur Breeches.  As they were too diminutive for my dimensions, his wife slit them down with her Ood-loo till they did fit after a fashion - a New One however!  With them on I could not walk - [[underlined]] I could not - run [[/underlined]] - I could not seat myself - I could only waddle - &