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May 8th 
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I well know what [[underlined]] that hill is [[/underlined]] - On my return last Monday-week, from its almost perpendicular side & the deep soft snow against it - from my weariness before reaching said hill, my task of climbing it seemed too much for [[strikethrough]] Nature. [[/strikethrough]] common muscle. But I did accomplish the work, however great was the labor.
This morn Capt. B. thought he would have a feast on Meituks (Ducks). He started out the Innuits with their Ki-as, distributing among them plenty of Ak-a-lin (shot). These bold navigators among broken ^[[pounding[[guess]] ]] ice, had not proceeded far before the gale from the E. broke upon them, obliging them to return.  The Capt. returns minus his duck-feast & his "Ak-a-lin"! The latter article will be duly appreciated by the noble Innuits when they come to discuss the excellence of Water fowl [[strikethrough]] when [[/strikethrough]] being ground in [[underlined]] their mill! [[/underlined]]
Not only has Capt. B. "been to *Bobs" - but he has seen Bob - part^[[ak]]e of his hospitality - shared his services in returning (Bob tracking for the dogs the most of the way) [[underlined]] but has Bob here! [[/underlined]]  We can now "go [[underlined]] Bobs" [[/underlined]] without travelling 20 miles for it!
Bobs business in coming here however is of a [[underlined]] Professional [[/underlined]] character - he comes as a Doctor - or in the more elevated sense, [[underlined]] as an An-ge-ko, [[/underlined]] for the sick mother of the laughing Innuit, Sharkey;  King-wat-che-ung ("Bob") & his wife E-ke-too-Kong ("Polly") were [[strikethrough]] much [[/strikethrough]] quite distressed on learning the death of one of their 2 dogs the only dog-family they possessed. It will be recollected ^[[that]] on the last trip to Og-big-sier-ping (Whale depot) [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] one of the dog drivers knocked it dead in the head with the Ee-pon-ou-e-tung (whip). Ee-kee-too-Kong bemoaned its loss as though her "youngest borrn" had departed.  The dog was a [[underlined]] "favorite" [[/underlined]] - & a good sledge & seal dog. A pity. Twenty of dogs were left at Annawa's settlement to be fed up while bad weather lasts.
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* The sad experience of Sterry last winter almost starving while over at Frobisher Bay, gave rise on his return to the sayings among the steerage hands [[strikethrough]] [[?]] 'Going' [[/strikethrough]]  ^[["Been [[strikethrough]] to Bobs" [[/strikethrough]] ]] to Bobs'! On getting limb frozen, or meeting with [[underlined]] any mishap, [[/underlined]] such & such a one [[underlined]] "has been to Bobs"! [[/underlined]]
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Wednesday May 8th 1861
AM 33[[degree symbol]] 28.60 S.E. fresh Weather thick
M 34 28.70 E.N.E. " [[ditto for: fresh]] Rain " [[ditto for: thick]]
PM 32 28.50 ENE Gale Rain & Snow
An improvement on the prospects of the weather this morning. The Wind however is S.E. which is not favorable to the prospects of Capt. B. as wind from that direction drives the ice into Frobisher Bay. Kin-wat-che-ung takes the matter of his coming over in a very moderate way. As yet, IX AM, he has not visited the object of his An-Koo-ting though she is in an Igloo at the stern of the G.H. within the ship's length!
X O'Clock - Night. Another day to add to list of [[underlined]] storm-days! [[/underlined]] The prospects this Morn for a favorable change were of short duration. A Gale soon after X AM, set in from the East accompanied with rain. It is now prevailing with snow. The Igloos all down - Caved in - Tupics - skin tents supply their places. In some cases sails are brought into use when the Innuits have not the seal skins. I let Que-jesse have the sail of my wrecked Boat to use in making him a tupic to-day. After dinner (2 o'clock) I went out a little distance astern among the ruined Igloos & was attracted to a Tupic a little farther on where I heard the peculiar sounds of the An-koote (Bob) wh. it seems had commenced [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] using his professional services in the recovery of poor sick At-tung-ung, mother of "Sharkey". Of course, I did not enter the Tupic for as a general thing none but the family is allowed to be present on such occasions. I cannot but pity this people. They are ^[[in]] earnest in this matter. It has been the way of their fathers - of preceeding generation after generation. Why should I make light of it?  O, that this people could be taught the Word of God!
It may yet be our country - some noble hearted Americans will yet see to it that this people be taught in the Knowledge of Civilization & Christianity. I might say [[underlined]] Christianity [[/underlined]] ^[[alone]] [[underlined]] for this covers the former. [[/underlined]]  Ee-ke-too-kong (Polly) wife of King-wat-che (Bob) will feel a great relief for the loss of [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] ^[[her]] dog wh. was killed on the last trip to Whale depot (as referred to in yesterday's journal) when she learns on the return of her Winga, that he has received ample pay ^[[for]] [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] it. Capt B. having given various things to Bob equivalent in all to $5.
King-Wat-Che (Bob) has been on board most of the day. I have made record of the nobleness of this Innuit [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] before this. I learned to-day one of 

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