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(13 1861 Sept 10 Tues 16th Enc 5th D 33d D out 16th encampment presents the same appearance as the Harbor when tide is out tho' mostly the latter's bottom is of fine sand. The banks of these rivers are of [[underlined]] fine sand [[/underlined]] - the Banks in some places 50 or 60 feet high. As I was passing from a remarkable Sand Hill E. of the entrance of the small river to the Bay looking ahead of me, I saw to my surprise two Innuits approaching me. Each having their necks thickly enveloped in took-too skins - a pack of the same on their shoulders & guns in hand. I even made out who they were - Koo-jes-se & Kood-loo - returning from their 5 days hunt. We soon met - Koo-jes-se was so fatigued that he could hardly speak. They threw off their packs of skins & Ood-noo & sat down to have a chat with me as well as to rest. Their 1st call was for To-bacco - I had not a speck with me - to their great disappointment. Poor fellows, they had been without a "smoke or chew" for two days - & their sufferings [[end page]] [[start page]] (14 1861 Sept 10th Tues 16th Enc 5th D 33 D out were indeed great. Thus Civilization habits are adopted by these Innuits wh. become a matter of great annoyance to them when their tobacco is all gone & no way of immediate replenishment of their stock. I found that Koo-jes-se had the skins of 4 Took-too. Kood-loo had 3. [[strikethrough]] Five [[/strikethrough]] ^[[*Four]] days & [[strikethrough]] four [[/strikethrough]] ^[[*three]] nights out for these 7 skins! - ascending mountains, wading rivers - sleeping out in snow storms. Wet clothing without any spare, - these Innuits surely [[underlined]] Work [[/underlined]] for their winter's protection. [[note]] * [[underlined]] Vide [[/underlined]] p5 of Sept 6th when I left K. & K. after leaving 15th Enc. Hall N.Y. Apr. 21st/64 [[/note]] Koo-jes-se says Kood-loo has killed, in all, of wh. he has the skins . 15 That he (Ke.) has 12 Koo-per-neu-ung 10 This makes total - 37 Perhaps by this time K. who is not yet in has made up the no. to round 40!