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3d Enc  3d day out

doubt I lost quite as much blood during the time I was up there as the Ni-noo we killed to-day!  Mosquitos like white man's blood.  They can smell it a long way I am sure, for they came in swarms from every direction making me the centre point of their Bill presentations.  when I got back to encampment, I must have cut a pretty sight for my Innuit friends to look upon, my face & hands being completely blotched over.  Notwithstanding, they were all able to recognize me & seemed disposed to sympathise with me.
I found Innuits had skinned Ni-noo & were feasting on its delicious meat the same looking really Beef like, bright red & juicy.
I soon made up a company to go with me to Ni-oun-te-lik.  It consisted of 
Koo-ou-le-arny = ("Susy")
Tu-nuk-de-lien = (Isabel) Koo-jesses Noolooana
Ak-Chuk-er-zhun = (Kooperneuung's nooliana)
The female portion of the crew
Of course, I was Boat Steerer.
It was near six P.M., Rescue Harbor Time, before we got under way.  As we rounded the NW point of Oo-pung-ne-wing Island a fresh breeze from the N.E. met us.  Before making 1/2 mile, it increased to almost a moderate gale, making it difficult to make any progress.

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By turning the Boat off the course I desired to pursue, we were able to make better progress being under the lee of the Island, Ni oun-te-lik.  Before getting across the channel between Oo-pung-ne-wing & Ni-oun-te-lik I began to think as my crew was so small, I should be obliged to turn back.  Indeed the wind began to blow so furiously that I had thoughts that we might be blown out into the Bay of Frobisher wh. often has all the characteristics of a big Sea.  But being shielded by the aforesaid Island, we coasted along at the base of the bluffs on the southerly side of Ni-oun-te-lik till we arrived at a small bight well protected from all wind.  Into this I directed the boat wh. greatly relieved all of us from the dangers through wh. had just passed.  This bight is partly surrounded with a high, steep sand-bank.  Most of it, however by bluff rocks.  I did not consider it safe to leave the boat without a party to care for it as there was a heavy sea from the S., therefore I requested Tunukdelien & AkChukerzhun to remain by, or in it, till I & Koo-ou-le-arny (whom I wished to accompany me as guide as she had often visited the Island in her young days) could make a search over the