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1861 July 13th Sat.

At 8 1/2 O Clock A.M., Rescue Harbor Time. 
On my way to Whale (Crow) Island for the object of making the observations I have here recorded, I met Capt. Budington just leaving said Island where had had been [[strikethrough]] to see the prospecting [[/strikethrough]] prospecting the sea & ice, N.E., to ascertain the policy of sending off a Boat's crew with Boat to Budingtonville (by the waters of Tu-nuk-jok-ping goo-see-ung = Frobisher Bay).  He told me he had decided to [[strikethrough]] send [[/strikethrough]] start off a sledge with crew & Boat at once - that he found the open water was not far off - perhaps 3 1/2 to 4 miles.  I continued on to the Island, while Capt. B. hastened aboard to put in execution his opportune conclusions.

In 1 hour I saw the crew &c moving off under command of Lamb.  One of the new whale Boats was lashed upon the Kum-mi-tie (sledge) drawn by Ebirnbing's dogs & one of [[?mine]] ("Barbekuck"), the men (Boat's crew) on each side assisting the dogs whenever the sledge became fast in the sludge that here & there covered the ice.

This [[?]] "Look Out" Island, the sledge broken down, causing an hour's delay.  Relashing

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1861 July 13 Sat.

the beams to runners made all right again - when - away Kem-muk-sin & crew went, [[underlined]] Water-ward. [[/underlined]]  Their course was S.32° E. Arriving to water they strike for Lupton Straits.

After making my Meridional Obs., I returned to the vessel for dinner leaving my Instruments in the Tupik of Tuk-oo-li-too & Ebirnbing.  As I left the ship at 2 PM. for Whale Island, Capt. B. & I agreed on a system of Telegraphing, as he desired that I should take the "Spy" & look out from the point of my observations observing when Lamb & his command should reach the open waters - & then telegraphing him by swing of my [[?Cosset]] covering.
On reaching the apex of the Island I done as required.  The water had been reached & Boat launched.  The company were pulling manfully at the oars as the wind runs in wrong direction to sail.  I saw also the Kum-muk-sin (which means dogs, driver (Kood-loo) & sledge) on the return, having performed [[strikethrough]] their [[/strikethrough]] its relative duty.  Of course I done mine as [[underlined]] gracefully [[/underlined]] as I could, swinging "Ice-berg hat" as though "4th of July" had returned!