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(2 [[boxed]] 1861 May 8 Wedns [[/boxed]] the terrible incidents of his life: In the Winter of 1854 & 5 he & a companion ^at Oud-Kur-ne-tour near Sanderson's tower]] attacked a Large Polar Bear *. The latter had fired upon this King of the North when it rushed toward them. Bob stood his ground till he made [[underlined]] his [[/underlined]] shot when he ("Bob") instantly turned & run. A moment, & the Bear had him in [[strikethrough]] his [[/strikethrough]] its jaws by the left shoulder throwing him over its head as if he had been a pound of feathers. Bob landed 4 fathoms off - was picking himself up when Bear grabbed him again by his leg & gave him another toss. [[underlined]] I saw the scars [[/underlined]] of the wounds inflicted by this monster, Bob taking off his clothing in the main cabin to gratify me. Capt. B. says the laceration was terrible, for he saw it a few days after & done what he could for Bob's relief. The persevering courageous Innuits conquered the brute, however, but lost him, for it fell from the ice & the tide swept it under. Bob has power within. He is muscular & full breasted - [[underlined]] & is of Iron! [[/underlined]] This I had ample opportunity to see by his divestment. (inches) 38 around him - over the breast 42 inches around shoulders (over arms) 15 " " [[dittos for: inches around]] neck 22 " " [[dittos for: inches around]] head 5 feet - 2 inches in height 5 " [[ditto for: feet]] 3 " [[ditto for: inches]] tip of fingers to tip Probably 40 to 45 years of age. [[to right]] Walrus for dinner to-day. The meat was minced & fried, making good eating but not so palateable to me as when [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] coo^[[ked]] [[strikethrough]] ked [[/strikethrough]] in the way of the Innuits. I prefer it, however, frozen & raw. [[/to right]] Capt. B. slept one night in an Igloo, when on his trip - this Eve he declared there was a "Ko-ma" in his head. He jumped [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] for a think piece of Ivory wh. has many narrow spaces in it, & commenced explorations. While proceeding in operation [[strikethrough]] on the table [[/strikethrough]] with white paper ^[[on the table of the aft cabin]] before him, I asked: [[strikethrough]] him [[/strikethrough]] If it was a fact that Innuits would eat Ko-mas. His reply was affirmative. From this grew this discovery that Innuits always had [[underlined]] "Beef on the hoof" [[/underlined]] - hard up for fresh food - all they had to do was to strip & seek among their clothing for Ko-mas or get a companion to [[strikethrough]] ex [[/strikethrough]] capture the same [[strikethrough]] kind general [[/strikethrough]] among the forests of their carpet! [[line across page]] * The companion of "Bob" at this Bear fight was "Moose", (Se-nik-too), winga of Puto. He ("Moose") died at Oo-kood-lear Island in 1858. The dogs were of great assistance at the time of the disaster from the attack of the Bear in keeping it at b^[[ay]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]]. In truth to their annoyance of the brute, they owe the preservation of their lives. [[end page]] [[start page]] Thursday May 9th 1861 AM 34[[degree symbol]] 28.65 Gale E.N.E. Rain & Snow M 35 28.70 Fresh E.N.E. " [[ditto for: Rain]] PM 34 28.725 " [[ditto for: Fresh]] N.E. Drizilling Rain Continuation of Storm! I asked Capt. B. this Morn how many whales he thought had been captured in the Bays of Kuu-gum-mi-uke (Rescue Bay) Oo-kood-lear (Budington Bay) & Cumberland (Northumberland Inlet). He replied 250. Of this number he has help^[[e]]d ^[[to]] secure 56. Now this [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] has been equivalent to fortunes [[strikethrough]] to serve [[/strikethrough]] acquired from a region that is hardly a dot on the maps - from a region that for ^[[ [[underlined]] apparent [[/underlined]] ]] barrenness, and repulsiveness to the common eye, cannot be excelled on the face of the Earth. At Pond's Bay the [[underlined]] largest [[/underlined]] number of whales have been captured, tho' [[strikethrough]] it is [[/strikethrough]] the Fishing is prosecuted there with far more risks than at any other place. Directly at the entrance of said Bay, Whalers usually tie up to the flow & proceede. The whalers at that point are not, however, of the largest. Capt. Parker (the elder) has always succeeded in securing the [[underlined]] largest [[/underlined]] by proceeding below said entrance, just out of sight of the fleet, fastening to the flow & then whaling. Capt B. says that [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] the greatest Bear hunter (of the Innuits) is U-garny who has captured (killed) more than any 3 together & this too single handed with the assistance of his dogs. And he never has received a scratch, or mark of one, in any way. If the question were asked: Who among all this people is the smartest - the most courageous & persevering? the answer must be: [[underlined]] Ugarny. And yet, he is as intractable ^[[- & as Free -]] as the Polar Bear that he so delights in engaging in conflict! [[/underlined]] Ebierbing [[strikethrough]] strike [[/strikethrough]] starts this Morning for Siny-eye-Yer (on the Bay above ^[[& adjoining]]) for Kood-loo & his family. He is also to bring his grand-mother - mother of Ugarny - the [[underlined]] oldest living Innuit of the region. Tradition matter now! [[/underlined]] This Morning the men engaged in bringing in the Whale bone wh. was deposited on Cooper Island at the commencement of Winter. I have been engaged in taking measurements of some of it. The Arch ^[[& number of laminae]] formed by several lots was as follows Arch of 10 feet bone 9 inch [[image: drawing of whale bone]] In 5 Inches 9 laminae 7 1/2 " " [[dittos for: feet bone]] 7 1/2 " " [[dittos for: inch [[ [[image: drawing of whale bone]] ]] | 4 " [[ditto for: inch]] 7 " [[ditto for: laminae]] 7 " " [[dittos for: feet bone]] 7 " " [[dittos for: inch [[ [[image: drawing of whale bone]] ]] |4 1/2 " [[ditto for: inch]] 7 " [[ditto for: laminae]] Some of the bone ^[[is straight & some]] with the Arch [[underlined]] reverse - this [[/underlined]] occurs with that toward the throat giving room for the blubber tongue. "The following sketch [[image: drawing of whale bone annotated A, W Bone, Tongue]] "Whale Bone" dropping down on each side from the Crown Bone (A) of the whale. The sketch represents the whale bone at the centre where it is the longest. [[strikethrough]] from [[/strikethrough]] From this center it grows less each way till terminating to bone of inch or less. Centre Bone according to size of W. Some 12 feet
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