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(11) 1861 Aug 23 Fri I feel at Home with the flag of my country as my companion & inspiring them. Stop hIX-m55 Start X-00 (7) | IX-55 - Arrive to Point N by Com of the side opposite where we landed Koo-per-neu-ung & Kood-loo. Where landed Koo-jes-se bears 185° Stop X-30 (7) | The seal up by steering oars. Now (that is from hX Chro to X-30) crossing another Bay 2 Miles deep Middle N.E. by C. - | The other Boat & Natives are on a little Island 1/2 mile to the left Island Ar-nuk-u-garng. - | I see they are now under way. - | hX-m30 Arrive to Cape that with one this Morn makes big bay. - | Peak of Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a Az C. 174° - | Of Cape that is at S (by C.) side of Bay just passed calling Whole One 170° - | Ki (Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a) to mark in Mt Left 44°-51' [[end page]] [[start page]] (12) 1861 Aug 23 Fri - | To Cape just passed S by C of one now on 228° Start hXI-m00 | The seal shot & speared by - | XI-10 The water alive with Salmon! Completely breaching. I as well as crew in ecstacy! - | XI-19 Susy says [[underlined]] 'Tarrio nar-me!' [[note]] (Not sea water H.) [[/note]] Stop XI-45 | I am astounded! She (Susy) takes a tin cup & reaches over the side of the Boat dips up some - drinks & hands to me - I drink - It is fresh water. The river must be of great size - the tide coming in. - | Stop XI-45 12th Enc: - | Last Cape where we landed - | The other boat coming up before we left. - | From Innuit monument by River 174° - | Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a 172°
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