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(10) 1861 Aug 19 9th Enc [[symbol: Sun]] Marked Mt carried to the R to Mount Isd 48°-00" Direction across mouth large bay we now cross as Compass is set by Koo-jesse 44° I here copy from a Memorandum at the termination of pencil Notes of + [[Sunday]] Aug. 18, 1861. [[quotation]] Morn of Aug 19th Mon. (Monday H) Tide full at 23d XI-m30 [[underlined]] 5-00 [[/underlined]] 6-30 AM 8th Enc. Susy = Twer-oong Miner = Nep-er-che-ar-chum Su-Kony daughter Koo-per-neu-ung = Charley Oo-Ki-tung Charley's Cooney [[/quotation]] (From termination of pencil Notes of + [[Sunday]] Aug 18/61) [[end page]] [[start page]] (11) 1861 Aug 19 Mon 9th Enc Below I copy pencil Notes, [[underlined]] as in original [[/underlined]] tho' the whole of it save the log part of it has already been incorporated in this day's Record:- the matter in Brackets = ( ) not in original. [[quotation]] Start h3-m15 s(16) | Monday Aug 19 1861 - Eve at 9th Enc. - | Islets & shoals around 8th Enc. Stop for seals III-53 | Now crossing mouth of deep Bay. A long Island called Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a - the 2d one of that name (I have found in F. Bay) across he upper part of it. Start V-15 | Koo-jes-se says that it, the Bay, runs up a considerable ways ways beyond the Island - the Island is distant 10 miles - Stop V-20 | III-53 (3-53) stop! Seals in every direction around us. The Innuits on fire each Husky with gun in hand. Start V-45 | Now hIV Chro & 5 shots none effective. Stop VI-25 | I cannot deprive them of the sport - then too, they are Seal-hungry. S VI-47 Even with turn entrance to large Bay VII-30 | hIV-05 & in all 8 shots by the Innuits & none effective. - | Now IV-06 & another shot - miss! - | IV-07 " " " [[dittos for: another shot - miss]] - | IV-10 " " " [[dittos for: another shot - miss]] - | IV-11 " " " [[dittos for: another shot - miss]] even with Cape of 9th Enc. VIII-20 & stop | It is strange they miss so - the water is quiet & seals close to. [[/quotation]] (over)
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