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Page (8) 1861 Aug 18 + [[Sunday]] derive some knowledge relation to Iron, brick & coal at Ni-oun-te-lik of old Artark-pa-ru. I immediately stopped the Boat & told Koo-jes-se what I wanted. He cried out to Artarkparu who was still sitting on the rocks where we made our landing a question I wish K. to ask him (A) wh. was if he had ever seen Coal, Bricks & Iron on any of the land near Oo-pung-ne-wing? The answer was warmly affirmative. I wheeled the Boat [[underlined]] instanter [[/underlined]] & soon drew up to the point where sat A. I called to Koojesse to come with me. Seating ourselves by the side of the venerable man, I proceeded to state to Koo-jes-se what I wished him to say. The following is what information I gained of him (Artarkparu). He had seen coal & Bricks on an Island wh. he said was Ni-oun-te-like a great many times - when he (A) was a boy 1st saw them. Had seen heavy pieces of iron on the point of Oo-pung-ne-wing, next or nearest to Ni-oun-te-lik wh. is but a short distance across a channel bet. the 2 Islands, O. & N. No iron there now, some body having carried it off. But Bricks & Coal are now at Ni-oun-te-lik. I had Koo-jes-se ask him how many years ago when Innuits 1st had seen these things there? He said Am-a-su-ad-lo (a great many). Said that his father when a boy had seen them there, all the same. Had heard his father often talk about them. Some of the pieces of iron were very heavy so that it was as much as the strongest Innuit could do to lift [[end page]] [[start page]] (9) 1861 Aug 18 + [[Sunday]] them. Had often made trials of strength in competition with other Innuits in lifting them. Quite a practice with Innuits - especially the young men (Innuits) - to see wh. was the strongest in lifting these "heavy stone" as Innuits call the iron that was there. On the point of another land near by an Oo-mi-ar-cha-a (ship) was once built by Kod-lu-nars (White men) a great many years ago so the Innuits of a great many years ago had said to him (A). How corresponding is all this to the oral history gained from the old woman (Innuit) O-ku-ju-ax-y-ninoo some months ago! I took from the Boat a little bag in wh. I had some of the coal gathered up with my own hands at Ni-oun te-lik & asked A. if it was like that what he had seen? He said all the same. I asked him where it came from. He said he supposed from England for he had seen same kind in Eng. Whale vessels at Northumberland Inlet. It was an interesting interview this. I felt as if I was [[?plunging]] into Ages that are passed. My soul found good in that talk while upon that Seat of rocks. Started 2-45 P.M. Character of land from O.G. Cape to 8th Enc. bold - high & much of the rust Iron look. I saw this marked change
