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(12 [[underlined]] 2 Encamp / 2d Day out / [[/underlined]] At "Sharko" - a low land bet. Ooping-ne-wing & Budington Ville Saturday Aug 10th 1861 A.M. N. light very cloudy M P.M. A.M. Observations at { place [[underlined]] first [[/underlined]] Encampment in { Lupton Straits. { Index Er -1[[feet symbol]] -30[[inch symbol]] h m s 0-24-52 49[[degree symbol]] -32[[feet symbol]] -00[[inch symbol]] 27-05 49 -59 -45 30-50 50 -51 -00 33-35 51 -12 -15 [[right margin vertical with line over and under text]] [[symbol: Sun]] very obscure [[/right margin vertical with line over and under text]] The 1st encampment, 3 miles from [[strikethrough]] Cynthia Grinnell [[/strikethrough]] [[in blue]] ^[[Sylvia]] Island East side entrance to Lupton Strait. By Az. Compass said Island bears from Encampment 225[[degree symbol]] Started 0-m55 Chro = h8-m09^[[AM R.H.T.]] Moment of starting a flock of ducks came [[strikethrough]] pas [[/strikethrough]] passing us - 1st shot by Koo-per-neu-ung - miss. A new thing to [[end page]] [[start page]] (13 [[boxed]] 1861 Aug 10 Sat. 2d Eve 2d Day out [[/boxed]] me - [[underlined]] Drowning Ducks! [[/underlined]] A company of ducks were seen swimming some distance ahead of us. As we approached, [[strikethrough]] them [[/strikethrough]] most of them flapped themselves out of the water & flew away, while the balance dove down. One nearest us was selected for the subject of game & [[underlined]] fun. [[/underlined]] Whenever it popped its head out of water Innuits made a terrible noise & the men portion of the crew every conceivable motion with their arms & hands to frighten the poor thing down at once. Whenever it appeared, thence the boat was directed, Koo-jes-se being at the time Boat steerer, & the crew working with all their might to follow up. Up ^[[came]] & down went frightened duck without a moments time for respiration. Koo-loo stood on bow of the boat with hook in hand directing the course of the duck. The waters in the Channel are pellucid ^[[as crystal]] & duck could be seen ^[[tho']] many fathoms deep & as many ahead. 1st Duck would strike to right
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