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[[margin]] 1861 May 28 Tues [[/margin]]

While at the place of meeting the described party of Innuits I made all preparation for taking Meridian Altitude of the Sun. but thick, dark clouds in the Southern Sky began to obscure the luminary. I made however to catch this observation by Pocket Sextant with Sea horizon
Alt. [[OS]] 48°-22' = 4[[h]] - 14 [[m]] - 10 [[s]] [[insertion]] Time [[/insertion]] by Chronometer
(This observation, of course, was taken, [[underlined]] May 28th [[/underlined]].)
(see p. 135 obsv Book) H.
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Having put into the hands pf Kuj-see-e-young & Arny-mer-chee-e-ong the presents designed for them & having promised the former's nuliana, An-nu-tik-en-tung, that I would send her beads, bidding them each good bye (Ter-bon-e-tie) we started back.  We had not proceeded 1/4 of a mile before a sweeping gale accompanied with thick snow from the south overtook us.
Time of starting back.
By Chro. V [[h]] - 38 [[m]] - 4 [[h]] - 38 [[m]] Time Rescue H [[insertion]] one o' [[/insertion]] clk P.M. making two hours & 53 minutes the time of our stoppage at meeting & separation point.
As we arrived at the place where we expected to leave for Oo-pung-ne-wing (the same spot where Punie left us a few hours before for Annawas) Who should we meet but Punie herself with the same little [[insertion]] seal skin [[/insertion]] bag of Tuk-too meat which Tuk-oo-li-too had sent by her to present to "Bob" the Philanthropist Innuit?  She soon informed us that she was on her [[visitation?]] to Knew-gum-mi-uke the Innuits having all left for Og-bin-see-o-ping  Not a [[Innuit?]] remained.  Here again was another

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[[margin]] 1861 May 28 Tues [[/margin]] 

Check to my present continuance in this Bay.  By the advice of my companion, Ebirbing, I had left my tent at the vessel as it was thought it would make too much load.  We were expecting to make our two weeks journey without the friendly covering of anything save our clothing & a blanket [[insertion]] for [[/insertion]] each. 
The weight of tent cloth only 20 lbs
[[ditto for]] the weight of tent [[/ditto for]] poles [[ditto for]] only [[/ditto for]] 20 [[ditto for]] lbs [[/ditto for]]
Total = 40 [[ditto for]] lbs [[/ditto for]]

Taking into consideration the protection (this tent) would have given us in storms, we certainly should have carried it.  Had it been with us, we could, with but trifling exposure, have remained at Oo-pung-ne-wing on on the other Island Ni-on-te-ling (which is near the former) the time I desired to spend there.  But as it was, prudence dictated: 'Better return & come again'.  Our original plan was frustrated and so the 2d - With a good cheek I packed myself on to the [[Kumnitie?]] between warm Innuits & dogs Started on after the [[underlined]] the ladies [[/underlined]] who were now far ahead - I mean [[Kuk-er-Ihun?]], the daughter of the noble Innuit Cud-lar-go, now deceased, & Kol-ling-so, wife of Oo-Soo-Kar-loo.
     Our backs were nearly to the wind - to the gale & snow - of course our trouble from this source was far less than if facing it.  The gale helped us much a part of the way back - it drew the sledge sometimes faster than dog speed - at such times the sledge dragged the dogs instead of dogs pulling it.  Beside the gale closed up a wide gap in the ice that we could not cross in our way out - obliging us to make for the shore ice [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] to continue our course adding something like a mile to our distance beside the additional & laborious trouble of passing over