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1861 Sept 10 Tues
16th Enc 5th day  33 Day out

Found that a short time after I left the tupiks for my tramp that the 3 Innuit ladies saw a large Polar Bear just back of the 16th Enc. making his way slowly along the mountain's side by the Harbor toward the upper Channel.  [[underlined]] Here, [[underlined]] then has been game of rank No1 for the Men Innuits had they been here.  Kood-jes-se & Kood-loo felt quite disappointed that they did not arrive back a little sooner.
Soon as I arrived & got fairly on my took-too bed, (wh. is my seat ([[underlined]] flat-down [[underlined]]) in doing all my writing) 1st Kood-loo & then Koo-jes-se came, each bringing a slab of Tood-noo as presents to me.

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34th Day out  6th Day  16th Enc.
Wednesday, Sept. 11th/61

AM  S.E.  [[underlined]] Snow Storm [[underlined]] Strong wind storm all last night
M   N.W.  Cloudy - Fresh wind ceased snowing 11 AM
P.M.  W.  Fresh - Cloudy - During P.M. Gale

Last night another severe Snow storm coming from S.E.  This continued till 11 A.M. when wind shifted to N.W.  All of 3 1/2 inches snow has fallen in this time.  Pleasant weather seems to have ceased here.
Had it not stormed, should have struck tupiks & made our way down to where the other Boat is this Morning.
At Meridian was just enabled to catch glimpse of the Sun:
[[checkmark]] Altitude 61°-04'-37" } In. Er. -1'-30"
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About 1 O'Clock P.M. the weather having the appearance that it would admit of it, I