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3d Day out 3d Enc Oo-pung-ne-wing + Aug 11th AM S.S.W. Light Fine tho' heavy fog early this Morn M S.W.W. Light " [[ditto for: Fine]] Fair PM N.E. Strong Fair Here follows [[underlined]] exact [[/underlined]] copy of orig. notes in pencil Morning Obs. made at place 2d Enc "Sharko" Index Error -1'-30" h m s | - 1-15-09 = | 59°-15'-00" 17-37 | 59 -45 -00 18-53 | 60 -00 -00 20-07 | 15 -00 (180°) 21-20 | 30 -00 22-32 | 45 -00 Center Oo-pung-ne-wing from 2d Enc. Az C. 342° Bluff Left hand to Bay to be entered as last Winter in going from Annawa's to ship 297° High Bluff (by ravine?) by (back of 2d) Enc. 193° [[strikethrough]] 158° [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] N. Extreme of do [[/strikethrough]] Peak R. Hand on W. side of said ravine(?) 158° S. Extreme of point of low shore on wh. we encamped 96° [[end page]] [[start page]] (2 1861 Aug 11 + 3d Enc 3d day out N. Extreme of do. = 314° Under way from 2d Enc h3-m10 (Chro.) "Ash-breeze". The Company (?) of ducks - the hard pulling - 3 shots - 1 (Duck) killed. h3-m45 Chro started (again) after drowning & shooting one more duck & yet but a little way from 2d Enc. - for near 30 minutes the Innuits have been attempting to drown a duck - at last shot by Kood-loo when the poor duck was near drowned. The exciting chase - no less than a doz. revolutions of the Boat - the sterning - Koo-jes-se strikes Duck with steering oar. Koo-per-ne-ung fastens to it with hook - becomes free again. Seizes it once when under water at the bow of the Boat & is fast to it with his hand - feathers pull out - his hand full of feathers. Duck gone! Koo-per-ung 2 shots. Koo-jes-se one - last Kood-loo's wh. kill it. The position of Koo-per-neu-ung & Kood-loo one on bow of the Boat sighting the direction of duck under the pellucid waters, a motion of the hand shows Koo-jes-se wh. way to steer - the 3 Innuit women obey every call at the oars. The motions & noises of Koo-per-neu-ung with his hook in hand a
