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[[boxed 1861 May 28 Tues. [[/boxed]] [[encircled]] 10 [[/circled]] Continue same course to wit 90º At X-39-36-4h-38m = 6h-01m - 36s R.H.T. A.M. "Kinn-gaite" in sight away in the distance looking ^[[44º]] between Ni-on-te-ling & the low point of some other land. [[underlined]] Distance 111 50/. [[/underlined]] [[left margin, vertically]] (See Obs. Notes H)[[/left margin]] [[boxed]] Same Course 90º Distance 11 [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] Course 30º Distance 11 86/ [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] Course 16º Distance 1111 [[/boxed]] [[underlined]] Course 48 to entrance of this Bay. [[/underlined]] [[boxed, in right margin] Gun report the echo! echo!![[/boxed, in right margin]] At X1 - 36 Chn - [[only?]] - 38 = 6 ^[[h above this number]]-58 ^[[m above the number]] R.H.T. All hands on [[Kummities?]] Course 40º going at 2 1/2 miles per hour for [[strikethrough]] one [[/strikethrough]] Two hours [[strikethrough]] & 36 minutes [[/strikethrough]] At 1-36 Chro 4-38 RHT=8^[[h for hours above number]]-5.8^[[m for minutes above number]] arrive to a point nearer Island OO-pung-ne-wing when Purrine left us for Annawn's. here we stopped for Sealing - three Seals were a little distance off, near Ni-on-te=ling (("Countess of Warwichk's Island") Ebirnling [[unsledgred?]] (9) my rifle - looked for balls in my Carpet Satchel - none there! I had put them carefully up but never could find more! One of the Innuits had 2 that exactly [[fitted?]](50 to the lb) a remarkable fit! Where did the balls come from? The rifle loaded, away went Sealing, our glasses following his operation. The Seals shy - one after another plunged into their element. Ebiriling had no opportunity of [[strikethrough]] a do [[/strikethrough]] a shot - one he passed [[note in blue pencil]] See supplement for additional log [[/note in blue pencil]] Our Course still 40 [[degree symbol]] By Chro 2-45-4-38 -IV-V 7AM ^[[R.H.M.]] arrived at the shore ice of Too-er-puk-ju-a [[end page]] [[start page]] [[boxed]] 1861 May 28 Tues [[/boxed]] [[centered, top of page, circled]] 11 [[/centered,top of page]] [[right upper corner,circled]] 11 [[/right upper corner]] As we passed to this point Ni-ou-te-ling ("Countess of Warwick's Island" (1/4 mile to our left. As we arrived at this shore ice, met a party of Innuits with sledge & team of dogs that were on their way to the vessel having just come from above the Island: (one day's journey above) Ak-koo-wie-shut-too-ping where I made a stop with Sampson on my late journey up the Bay. This party consisted of: (Winga) Chi-men-an-chu ("John Bull") (Nuliana) Kok-en-zhun ("Nancy") New-wen-chee father of very pretty ^[[An-yeu-lith-erating?]] Kol-ling-oo, nou-le-an ^[[w 1]] of OO-Suu-Kar-lou whose other wife is Auk-Chang-nuny The [[strikethrough]] two [[/strikethrough]] first 2 were being brought with [[Thrin?]] Tupirk & adjunts with the object of remainng at the vessel or at Ou-birn-See-O-ping. the latter (2) expected to return to where Kou-Cher-an-Chow (Sampson) ^[[& other Innuits]] now are, near Que-ine. The report they co-jointly made was: that I would find it nearly impossible to proceed to the head of Tu-nuk-jok-pirng-goo-se-one, (Frobisher Bay) by means of dogs & sledge, as the distance they had come was done [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] under great labor & doubtful circumstances, & as much of the ice they had passed over the day preceding this, had drifted away sea-ward. Their only reason of leaving where they were, was on account of the ice breaking up & fast leaving. This was no