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1861 Sept. 5 Thurs
15th Enc. 28 Day out

Mr. Miner & his Boat & crew start down for the point of our 13th Enc. this Morn.  I have decided to start if pleasant to-morrow Morning.  I must spend one more day here with the strong hopes of having [[symbol: circumpunct]] (Sun).  I must visit the [[underlined]] Great Sand ridge opposite [[/underlined]] before I leave here.
Twer-oong sent me in a dish of hot boiled Took-too & soup early this morning.  She cares for me with a kindly hand.  Such deeds seem a hundred fold richer in virtue when one is almost helpless from affliction sickness - & far away from the pale of Civilization.
At half past hVIII AM the other boat departed.  Koo-per-neu-ung, one of my crew has gone with Miner.  Kood-loo remained out all night & has not yet returned.
How much exposure these Innuits will stand!  Snowing & raining all night!
Another large flock of Brent geese flew passed us this Morning.

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1861 Sept. 5th Thurs
15 Enc. 5th day 28 Day out

My "Job's Comforter" on top my shoulder has taken the character of a running, spreading sore!  But happily the inflamation seems to be abated.  I hope it will soon heal up.
To-day I must & go across the river to the Great Sand Mountain & determine its character.  Koo-jes-se offers to accompany me.  Of course, we take the boat & ferry across.  The late rains have raised the river considerably.  Before these rains the country was parched with drought.  The Rein-deer & all other animals living upon the vegetation here will thrive better tho' there has been no apparent want of places enough for their living well.  Took-too exhibit fatness.  At low tide now the land is seen bear 3 miles down the river.  It is difficult to determine the rise & fall of tide so gradual is the Coast all around.  It cannot be less at Full & Change of Moon than 27 to 30 feet.