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1861 Aug 2 Fri.

I went upon the Island-top & saw that the vessel was under moderate sail for the selected harbor.  A thick fog soon closed it from view as well as all the land about [[?side]] a few islands near by.  Perhaps to-day, if wind & weather be favorable I shall go up to the new harbor & give Capt. B. a call proposing to him the plan already on record (of this day's writing).  I did have in mind to go this morning but thinking that all hands would be busily employed in making harbor concluded to defer my visit to the vessel.
This Morning for breakfast cold rock Pemmican.  It goes better this way than when made into soup.  The 2 families already mentioned as members of the expedition I proposed to make seemed to like it.  A very little of this solid, rich food satisfies one's appetite.  This article is [[?entire]] - not because it tastes good (for it does not) - [[underlined]] but to live. [[/underlined]]  It is almost like eating tallow candles.  One must have a sharp appetite to eat Pemmican in the usual way it is prepared.  In the manufacture of mine I used the best of Beef

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1861 Aug 2 Fri

suet tallow in the place of what is generally used, to wit, hog's feet.  The Beef is of the very best quality.  The composition consists of [[strikethrough]] 2/3s [[/strikethrough]] equal wight Dried & granulated Beef & [[strikethrough]] 1/3d [[/strikethrough]] Beef suet Tallow wh. put up in Tin Cans & hermetrically sealed.  thus made & put up it will keep good for years.  
[[note]] 1 lb of my permican equivilent to 2 1/2 lbs fresh Beef steak and 4 lbs Fresh Beef on being dried will be 1 lb in weight.) [[/note]]

X O'Clock night - I have been over to make call on Capt. B. in his new harbor 3 miles off.  
At h2-m30 P.M. I started with Kood-loo & his noo-loo-ana "suzhy & Jennie (E's sister) for crew little "Ooky" (Oo-kaud-lean) accompanying.  A fair breeze placed us (being under sail) along side the "George Henry" in one hour.  Capt. B. was on deck awaiting to welcome me wh. he did with warm hand.  I told him I had come over to a [[underlined]] "house-warming" [[/underlined]] as I supposed he would have one in his new location.  I had not been long with him before I proposed to him the real object of my visit wh. has already been stated.  He said in reply that he had concluded to make good only 4 Boats' crews & that being the case he should not require more of the Innuits than "Jim Crow" ([[space]]) & "Sharkey"([[space]]) the balance being subject to any arrangements I might make with them.