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(12th) 1862 Aug 18 + [[Sunday]] 8th Enc. Day Earthquake like My steps were light - I breathed softly - & praised God for his Wonderful Works! I say the Mountain's side was perpendicular on the side [[strikethrough]] I descended and [[/strikethrough]] I describe. In some places big caverns had been made leaving the mountain's side hanging over. To-night the beautiful Aurora sprung instantly to view as I laid upon my back by our camp fire viewing the glorious heavens. Especially around in the vicinity of the Moon was the Dancing, racing to & fro Aurora. But the most remarkable phenomena I ever witnessed of the Kind was the peculiar movements of the clouds over-head. They moved by [[underlined]] hitches [[/underlined]] for a few seconds passing with the wind slowing & then stopping for some length of time. I called the Innuits attention to it & they noticed this as something they never saw before. It seemed as if they were battling with an unseen enemy - but that the clouds had the greater power & forced their way by steps along the [[strikethrough]] heavily to [[/strikethrough]] vault above. The clouds were white & cumulous. I thought it a strange matter as indeed it was to me. Without doubt the Aurora had something to do in this strange matter. [[end page]] [[start page]] (13 1861 Aug 18 + [[Sunday]] # Although the matter has already been recorded, I herewith copy [[underlined]] "word for word" [[/underlined]] from original notes in pencil that I wish to preserve. [[quotation]] + [[Sunday]] Aug. 18/61 Start | "from 7th Enc. on Tongue Cape! h1-m50 | Under oars - The weather beautiful. Koo-jes-se's h1-m50 (7s) | gun again. Seals numerous - Koo-per 2-15 (6s) | -neu-ung's first shot - miss seal - 2nd shot miss | Innuits disposed to Seal. I request to go on quick 2-30 (7) | obeyed. h2-m15 Chro Fresh breeze from N.W. Stop 7 | begins - Head Wind. 2-23 [[underlined]] report from Kin-gaite minutes - | side like the reports of a hundred cannon [[/underlined]] - on that Instant To be deducted | Koo-per-neu-ung shot at Nowger - Miss. The Iceberg Stop h3-m00 | Start | One moment with its long tongue 3-05 | h2-m50 The [[strikethrough]] commencement [[/strikethrough]] announcement of a 'Ki-ak-ju-a' stop 3-28 | to the W. The crew in joy started 3-40 | "Trend of (N. by C.) Bay that I thought to be but & | a harbor. 3 Ki-a along side Artarkparu mark | natives above - seen no Whales nor Koo-jes-se Cape | "Perhaps we may find the gun report not his. Opera Glass | "Start h3-m05 Ar-tark-pa-ru in Ki-a hanging to side of our Boat. 3-45 | Bearing of 7th Encampment Tongue Capt [[checkmark]] 189° [[Tupik (7s) | " " " [[dittos for: Bearing of]] spot of Ob. Mt (top of) 186° - | Bearing of Point between 2 Bays op. 7th Enc. 199° 200° [[/quotation]]
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