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1861 Aug 14 Wedns

When I & my Innuit friend & companion returned from the mountain tramp it early we found the Boat & all in readiness for starting.  Before & at the time of going up a stiff N.W. was blowing.  I thought it prudent to delay as this head wind would make it a matter of doubt about our making any progress even with using hard work.  I therefore preferred to delay in the meantime taking the opportunity of sighting around.
As it only wasted 1 hour of Meridian on getting back & the wind still strong from N.W. & also desirious of determining Latitude of Toong-wine I determined a longer delay.  I proceeded to the Boat took out my Instruments & went to work.  I was necessitated on account the troublesome character of my Artificial Horizon (from its rocking some in light breeze) to get down on the lee side of a shore bluff with nothing in sight but the [[symbol: Sun]].
Here with Innuits of Toon-wine viewing my strange (to them) procedure I made the Obs on preceeding page.  This accomplished we started.  The wind had moderated somewhat & everything looks favorable for making some further progress up.

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1861 Aug. 14 Wedns.

We start V-15 Chro.  Course direct across the East Arm of Bay N.E.ly Boat Comp. under oars.  The natives out in full numbers to bid us Ten-bou-e-tit which may be taken for: 'Good bye our friends - May you fare well.'
At hV-m47 Chro finding too heavy a sea - high leaping waves - for our frail boat we up sail & steered W. by Boat Compass direct to middle Island Noll-yarr (The Westerly extreme of this long Island was the point where in last Winters trip I made up this way, accompanied by Sterry.  Kok-er-job-in & her son expected to find natives but found them gone on wh. we tramped on in the cold night above.  See account of that trip in my journal) of that trip.
hVI-m30 Chro. Arrived near the Island 2/3d the length leaving the 1/3 toward middle Fr Bay where we down sail & went to oaring.  Course N. by B Compass.
VII-03 Stop at point of Island - Kood-loo gets out while we remain in Boat.
VII-52 Start on Kood-loo's return with a shoulder load of live oak-staves& [[?ps.]]  Hand to Blubber Cask of the wrecked Traveller now for our fuel.
'An ill wind that blows no one any good'!

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