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1861 Sep 3 Tues
15th Enc.  3d day  26th D. out
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(4th Day 15th Enc. 27th day out.  Greenwood's Land.  Head F. Bay.)

Wednesday Sept 4th 1861

AM  S.E.  Light Cloudy  Light rain last night
M   S.E.  " " [[dittos for: Light Cloudy]]
PM  S.E.  Fresh " [[ditto for: Cloudy]]

Koo-jes-se came to me to know if he could go Took-too-ing to-day.  I told him yes as I was not able to make an excursion to-day.  Koo-jes-se, Koo-per-neu-ung & Kood-loo have therefore gone on a hunt.
Weather propitious of a change for the better.  My night's rest tho' broken yet an improvement on the one preceeding.  My shoulder is in a bad way.  The irritation to wh. it has been subjected has given it an inflamed

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1861 Sep 4 Wedns
15 Enc.  4th D.  27th Day Out

look.  I have applied a salve made simply Rein-deer tallow.  I can do no better.  It seems to ease the painful character wh. the abscess possessed.
This Morning I thought what I could relish - cooked ook-gook - then a dislike for it followed - then Coffee & Biscuit came into mind.  So I had "Susy" ([[space]]) of my crew make me a fire over wh. I placed the well remembered tea-kettle of Tuk-ar-li-too which she kindly loaned me on this expedition partly filled with water.  While heating this, Shu-Kong daughter of my particular kind Innuit friend Twer-oong came to me with a dish of fresh venison, minced & cooked, still smoking hot.  Incorporated with this was some of the sea-bread wh. I had given to Twer-oong for her own eating!  This was broken up fine & cooked soft with the venison.  This was just the dish I wanted - when I saw it.  I took it with many thanks.  I immediately doubled