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(4 1861 Aug 28 Wedns 6th Day 12 Enc. 20th Day Ning-u-ar-ping & Jack have just (1 PM) brought me in present of two fine Salmon each measuring 20 inches each in length. The Innuits call large Salmon Eh-er-loo, small Salmon Eh-er-loo-ung. What a fine supper I shall have! The most delicious fish in the world this "Salmo Rossii". Salmon are caught by the Innuits with a hook affixed upon a stick wh. answers for a handle. They are also caught by spearing them with a peculiar instrument the Innuits manufacture themselves. Miner ([[space]]) Koo-per-neu-ung, Allokee & the rest of the party except Koo-jesse & Koodloo that started out last + [[symbol: Cross]] returned at three O'Clk P.M. Koo-per-neu-ung of my crew has shot 5 Took-too (& one Seal - 1 Duck Minn ([[space]]) - 4 " " [[dittos for: Took-too]] Allokee - 1 " " [[dittos for: Took-too]] Kap-e-u - 1 " " [[dittos for: Took-too]] [[total]] 11 How many Koo-jes-se & Kood-loo have, shall know soon. [[end page]] [[start page]] (5 1861 Aug 28 Wedns 6th Day 12th Enc - 20th Day Out P.M. Obs for Time &c. On = 33-30 Off = 30-30 ----- 2) 3-00 ----- Index Er. -1'-30" h m s | - | - VIII-15-53 | 50°-45' | 59.5 17-42 | 50°-25' (A) h m s | - VIII-21-15 | 49°-45' 22-40 | 49 30 24-00 | 49 15 25-17 | 49 00 26-33 | 48-45 VIII-21-54.3 Mean of this T obs. This set worked up. See Supplement. 49°-32' 51.4" Mean of the T obs. Time noted about every 4 minutes as below. h m s | - | [[symbol: Sun]] By Az. Compass VIII-31-40 | 47°-47'-15" | 56° 35-37 | 47-02'-00 | 55° 39-43 | 46-12-15 | 54° 43-37 | 45-25-00 | 53° 47-42 | 44-38-30 | 52° This Morning (IX o'clk) Bluff of Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a bore by Az. Compass - 163° at 4 PM it bore - 165° VIII PM " " [[dittos for: it bore]] - 164° Showing a Annual Variation of 2° - at least, this was today's change in the Magnetic needle.