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1861 June 28 Fri.

last night was one that tried the comparative endurance of White men & Innuits.  It rained & snowed - wind blowing furiously.  The Boat Company was encamped on an Island above Evictoon - their shelter a Tupik made of Boat Sailes.  The crew of Lamb's consisting of the men of the G Henry were nearly frozen, as they said - while the Innuits not finding sufficient room in the crowded hut went out & laid down on the rocks having on their windward side such as they could find as would best protect them from the wind.  
Thus these natives of the North rested & slept as well as though they had been in a house of civilization.  No complaints came from them.  This Morning before starting Capt. B. was greatly disappointed - & so (tho' not [[underlined]] equally [[/underlined]]) were the men.  Capt. B. lost his coffee!  And that was equivilent to loosing his best heart's cheer.  The coffee was on the "Conjuror" the last the Co. had.  It was nearly ready for use when "Conjuror" took a 'fit' & capsized, showering the barren, gray, old rocks as plentifully & tho' they had been a bed for garden flowers.  Capt. B. had reason to think his maxim or sentiment quite as applicable for this case as any other:  'Whatever is - is'.  Had I been present at the temper-trying moment I would have said to Capt B - Sir your coffee [[underlined]] is - done! [[/underlined]] Your coffee [[underlined]] is - gone!! [[/underlined]]
Poor "Conjuror" [[underlined]] suffered some [[/underlined]] as well as those who did not have any coffee!

Capt. B. says in crossing the mouth of the Bay between [[?Annerous]] Island (Oo-pung-ne-wing) & Sharko, the wind blew so strong the Boats came near filling.  A constant 

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1861 June 28 Fri

bailing had to be kept up.  Capt. B. has been thourough in his examinations as to the prospects of present whaling here in this Bay.  They are found unencouraging.
Capt. B. visited the Island where "Sampson" (Kuu-Koo-ar-choo) & others of his people are.
Found many skelleton bones of Whales wherever he went.  This proves that whales have been here.  Indeed there is plenty of good & true testimony that there are whales here annually.  
I have it from good & truthful men & women Innuits that such is a fact.  [[underlined]] Whales come here every year. [[/underlined]]

To-morrow I accompany Capt. Budington back to the "George Henry" who goes with the expectation of remaining there until the vessel is liberated when he (as already written) intends to return here in this Bay & cruise around awhile & if unsuccessful to return to Knew-gum-mi-ook or Budington Bay.  Two Boat crews are to follow in a few days, while two remain here for a little while to continue cruising for whales.

Saturday June 29th 1861

A.M.
M.
P.M.

I soon start Home, to wit, set out for the vessel.  Capt. B. & myself are to have one sledge for us & our traps as well as having Quejesse for my driver.
"Charley" the good hearted Innuit, is to take another team along to convey the things of 2 of the G.H.'s men,  one the carpenter, a Portuguese, & young Smith who are to go along too.
Puto & Miner's wife have been mending my Kum-mins this Morning, that I may go dry-shod to the vessel, as we anticipate watery travelling.
We are now delaying starting on account of all my 

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