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1861 Aug 3 Sat. for ducking or sealing. I know not how long this is to continue but I hope for good weather yet & that soon. The Pemican I have, I deal out as necessity requires it. A little to each of us seems to make all feel quite well - yet it is almost like taking bad medicine but once in its virtues are sensibly realized. To-day Tuk-au-li-too boiled some of the pork supplied me! O Cincinnati, well as I love thee, [[underlined]] how cursed is some of thy pork! [[underlined]] Even hungry Innuit dogs refuse to eat such as I have! Who can wonder. [[?]] [[?scurvy]] is the punishment for eating such ship's [[?provisions]]? 6th Night In Tupik + Aug. 4th 1861 Sunday (+) AM E.N.E. Fresh & thick clouds M N.E. " [[ditto for: Fresh]] Thick fog P.M N.E. Blowing strong thick fog [[?minnie]] Last night rain again. This Morning every appearance of continuance of bad weather. I have made up my mind to make another visit to Capt. B. & see if some plan can not be devised by wh. I can start off at an early day on my Frobisher Bay trip. The obstacles seem to be great in every attempt I make for that long missed for trip. I know of no better way than to keep [[underlined]] trying. [[/underlined]] Ebierbing certainly is one I have been looking to as an able co-worker in my Work, but I now fear his weak constitution, even if he recovers soon from his present sickness, will not be able to add to my support. I must make other arrangements tho' at considerable cost. [[end page]] [[start page]] 1861 Aug 4th + It will seem as if I had accomplished nothing unless this contemplated voyage be made. I must make it - [[underlined]] and will, [[/underlined]] God Willing. I will propose to Capt. B. that I will try my best to be back in 2 weeks if he will so manage it that I can have E-e-u-ar-ping, Koo-jesse & his wife, [[?Koo-per-new-ney]] (Charley) & his wife. Not accomplishing this, I think it doubtful about making this exploring voyage. I was about starting for the vessel at 2 P.M. but a storm coming on from N.E. I was obliged to delay. Another day lost. Not really so for while in tupik to-day [[underlined]] I have learned something. [[/underlined]] The ill success of our Ducking & Sealing yesterday was on account of Ebierbing's sickness [[underlined]] as all the Innuits here including intelligent Tuk-oo-li-too & Ebierbing sincerely believe. [[/underlined]] They believe that it is wrong to work while one of their number is sick - especially is it wrong to work on skins that are intended "to keep wet out". For instance - wrong to work making Kum-mins (outside or water proof
