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that the water was evidently unbroken by shoals & the like but Westward of the Cape - wh. is about [[underlined]] middle [[/underlined]] of the Bay's extension - shoals & Islands, of course, from my previous description, were abundant.
The 3 men Innuits of my Boat's crew not yet returned from their Took-too hunt.  They do make this expedition of mine [[underlined]] their own, [[/underlined]] paying little regard to my interests.  I have often seen the like independence of Innuit Boats' crews employed by the "George Henry".  It is almost [[underlined]] insufferable - but until Civilized, [[/underlined]] they are & [[underlined]] will be [[/underlined]] as free as the Took-too that they so delight to hunt over these mountains.
I am interested in noticing this fact - that on a raw, cold day like as this has been if the Sun shines out now & then, the lady Innuits take their work along with 

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them & seek some place among the rocks where they will be sheltered from the wind & where the Sun if it does shine at all, will shine on them.  There they will sit & sew, or do any other kind of work they have to do the day long.
Unless it storms, in the Summer (only two seasons here among the Innuits - Summer & Winter) - they never wear any covering on the head.  I have often thought in seeing the hot sun pouring down its rays upon their heads that in this exposure they certainly stand more than the pale faces.  I believe they do themselves great injury in such exposure.  The practice is not confined to the females alone.