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1861 July 22 Mon.

Had quite a time getting aboard on account the thin, rotten & insecure ice over which I had to pass.  Capt. B. kindly set out the watch boy to assist me in my slow advances from one piece of ice to another.  It is now IX 1/2 PM.  All are turned in.  The Capt. speaks to me telling me but 4 hours remains before we shall be called up & advises that I give up writing & get some sleep.  I tell him I will do so adding in my response that nothing at present will make me happier than to return telling him that the operations of his men at the whaling ground are being prosecuted with vigor & success - such success as that several Whales have already been secured.

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Tuesday, July 23d 1861

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Now at Budingtonville on the Bay of Frobisher having arrived here at h4-m12 P.M.
this morning we were up at 3 AM [[underlined]] by the clock [[/underlined]] though really 50 minutes later than this on account of Watch-boy-Cooke a steward having, one after another, moved the clock back to save their goodly names as being [[underlined]] up to time! [[/underlined]]
Breakfast over, boat was lowered & lashed to the sledge Kood-loo in the mean time getting the dogs (Ebierbing's & my celebrated dog Borbekork) in a harness ready to take down the boat over the ice to open water 3 1/2 nautical miles from the vessel.  The Company of wh. I # am one consists of Smith (Boat Steward)