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(4 1861 Aug 23 Fri 12th Enc 15th Day out. Bearing by Az Compass of said [[symbol: Sun]] Mark in Mt of K-gaite 50° Reversed 229 Mountain on K.gaite side back to [[symbol: Sun]] Mark 16°-50' This done I gather up Instruments & carry them to the waiting Boat. The other Boat & 2 Kias had proceeded us a few minutes. By the by, this party are going to accompany us to the Head of Frobisher Bay - See-see-uk-ju-a. As I left the spot near the tupik or where they were - I was surprised at the amount of seal blubber they had abandoned - cast away or rather left for the tide to take away. I dout not 1/2 Barrel of Capital oil was in the amount left on the shore rocks of 11th encampment. The ook-sook - oil of the Ook-gook wh. Koo-per-neu-ung killed yesterday & wh. was left on the rocks when the next tide would sweep it away would have made near a Barrel of Capital Lamp oil. In all what has been thrown away the last 2 days the Innuits of both parties would have been a Merchantable article in the States - & would have sold for around $25.! [[end page]] [[start page]] (5) 1861 Aug 23 Fri. 12th Enc 15th Day O As I wish to preserve the original notes wh. I have been copying from pencil, I now continue the unbroken series wh. of course will be a recapitulation of some considerable of what is on the preceeding sheet. Friday Aug 23 1861 AM S.E. Light pleasant - M [[space]] PM Bearing of [[strikethrough]] Mt. [[/strikethrough]] the Island Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a visited yesterday 163° Bearing of Extreme point N. side by C. of 1st Bay passed after leaving Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a (A) 158° Bearing of 2d point (B) 158° [[note]] Obs. at 11th Enc. [[/note]] [[image: drawing of mainland, bay and islands]] [[Annotated: (1), Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a, Ook-gook Island, E 101k Enc., (A), (B) distance, 11th Enc., Place of Obs.]] [[note]] For explanation of (1) see p(1) of Aug 22