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1861 Aug 4 +

Kood-loo has succeeded in killing two [[?Narogrus]] to-day - a portion of one he sent in to Ebierbing which will do the sick good.  I am now living on Pemmican & coffee.  I deal out enough bread to Ebierbing for his own eating while sick.  The night is a stormy one wind blowing from N.E. gale like.
Every think is in a wet state outside & in except bedding & clothing - a flood of water occupies 1/2 of Tupik.  It would astonish most of States people to see how comfortably I get along living Innuit way with the natives.  While I am writing Koo-ou-le-ung is chanting an Innuit [[?term]] while Ebierbing & Tuk-oo-li-too are full of the conversational.  
I have many hearty laughs with these Innuits as ever I enjoyed.  I take particular delight in acting as 'torment' to Tuk-oo-li-too in wh. Ebierbing always joins me.
The play we have upon the Words:  'All the same as Cud-lou-yen' (big shot) will long live in my memory.  Tho' applied to Tuk-oo-lo-too in her appearance (?) at the present time yet she it as joking upon facts.  She does not like E. & my hints, & from this, we enjoy the annoyance we cause her.

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7th Night In Tupik
Monday Aug. 5th 1861.

AM  N.E.  A Gale with rain
M   N.E.  " " " " [[dittos for: A Gale with rain]]
PM  N.E.  " " " " [[dittos for: A Gale with rain]]

A.M.  Another night of storm.  This day too is one of storm tho' the Day of all Days - bright & glorious to those who love the Great Author of It.
Living on Pemmican & Kelp the latter a sea vegetable gathered by Innuits when tide is out.  Innuits not [[underlined]] flesh [[/underlined]] eaters, strictly so for in the summer they gather & eat berries & leaves of wild plants that grow upon the mountains in their regions.  Both Summer & Winter they collect Kelp & eat it.  I have acquired a good taste of this sea weed - can & do eat it as they (the Innuits) do - raw - & [[underlined]] boiled, [[/underlined]] the process of the latter is (hot water) making it more tender or soft.
VI O'Clock P.M.  Rain - [[underlined]] Rain [[/underlined]] - Blow - [[underlined]] Blow [[/underlined]] the weather we are having now!  Nearly a week now gone & no progress in the desired object - exploring Frobisher Bay.  But God Ruleth in the Heavens & on the Earth, therefore I submit cheerfully to it all.
Ebierbing continues very sick.  The weather is unfavorable to his condition.  I cannot see how he can be as