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assisting us at the "White-ash" works in drifting us easterly toward the entrance to Lupton Channel. The weather was fine - yet it would have added much to our views of fineness had a good breeze prevailed from the N. or N.E. [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] that we could have used sail instead of[[strikethrough]] contin [[/strikethrough]] continued "White-Ash".
After getting to where Lupton Straits divide into two the tide [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] commenced flowing thus taking us along with it at great speed. We went down the right fork its course being N. by Compass (or N.62 W. (true) with our oars we made fast progress. Occasionally we were in Mill race waters so swift is the tide in this Channel. The width of Lupton Channel at the entrance (Rescue Bay [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] entrance) is 3/4 of a mile - one mile below it trying to expand till it becomes 3 to 5 miles wide making a reservoir one considerable of a scale. In the midst of this are many Islands - one is Bee-hive.
As we were pulling across Rescue Bay looking up over our heads we saw a peculiar Cloud - flame like. "Spikes" said it was "peculiar". Young Smith said it looked like flame of a great city on fire. Spikes said it reminded him of such clouds as they have down at Desolution Island.  There they had clouds that represented every animal of the World - every species you can think of.  Lions - horses - men - & gesse[[guess]] etc.
The ducks in scores flying up from behind Islands as we passed along. As we approached the outlet of Lupton Channel our discussion of the News that awaited us respecting the success of the Men of the G.H. relative to Whaling. Smith (the Elder) declared it positive in his opinion that they had no whale for if they had one or more he could have [[underlined]] "smelt" [[/underlined]] it before. This reminded Spikes of the yarn of the Nantucket whale men who declare they can tell what their neighbors of the ship are having for dinner tho' 40 miles off [[underlined]] if the dinner be hog! [[/underlined]]  
Again Smith the Elder says that if they had a whale "slicks" would have been around us before now the wind being nearly from N.W. 
As we approached the tupiks Smith told us that boats were all moored by the land on point we were making. This indicated that boats had been out & that the men were at dinner.
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All were out by the time we were within 1/2 mile watching our approach. At Chro. hVIII-m52-4-40 h4-m12 P.M. R.H.T; we landed having been but h11-m07 on the way from the "Geo. Henry". Had we been favored with favorable breeze could have made the passage in much less time. In the language of "Spikes" we had only a "White Ash" breeze all the way down.
On landing our 1st call was for supper of "Black Skin" - signifying: Certainly you have got some Whales. The reply was with down cast faces all around. We'll have to get it first. Not a whale has been seen since the return of Ebierbing from bringing down a load of provisions with his dogs on the 16 & 17th this month. We had in our boat a cask of pork & a Bag of Sea bread also cask of molasses for the men at Budingtonville - but soon as we arrived there, found they had a la^[[r]]ge quantity still on hand, from the fact that they were living principally on ducks, ducks eggs & [[underlined]] Venison! [[/underlined]] Eight rein-deer have been shot by the native crew since Lamb came down (L. started from G.H. with his crew July 13th). Two Boats with I crews - one Innuit - I find were out one day ducking when they could not on account of the ice cruise for 

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