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1861 Sept 15 [[symbol: Cross]]
19 Enc. Same as 9th 
38th Day out

head way for 1/2 hour tho' under sail & oars - thus in this place in said Channel tide was running toward head of F Bay, tho' not direct (in ebbing)! a curious feature, but accounted for by the position of the Islands each side of Channel.
Crossed from last place of observation near head of Channel on the Island described in one hour making full 4 Knots  (per h.)  In that time made the coast or near it of N.E. side F. Bay.  Came back again to red rocks - a kind of yellow, brick red wh. now is the appearance of the rocks this side covered mostly with sable moss.
In 16 minutes or near this time reached the Bay or Sound making in 1 or 1 & 1/2 miles on a kind of circling sweep.  This Bay surrounded by high pinnacled red mts.  The E. side of this Bay terminating near 19th Enc. (same as 9th)
As we commenced passing this Sound Koo-jes-se sighted with his spy rein-deer near the bottom of it at the base of one of the Mts.  He gave instant & commanding orders to direct Boat thence (the Boat under full sail & being steered by Kood-loo) & to proceed up the Bay for Sand Took-too.  I feeling very much indisposed immediately put a ve-to to this - I told him he had took-too a plenty that I felt very sick & wished

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1861 Sept 15 [[symbol: Cross]]
19 Enc. Same as 9th 
38th Day out

to get into Tupik quick as possible.  For this, I will remember him as one of his good deeds, he quietly [[?submitted]] that the Boat be kept on its course to 19th Enc. 
We proceeded on under Sail as before, & arrived in short time hVIII-m15, Chro. - (h3-15 PM) same place as we made 9th Enc. on the PM of 19th the day we crossed the entrance to big Bay leading to "Koo-e-lik-tune".
Sick as I felt I could not let the opportunity pass of taking Obs. of the Sun for it seemed to break forth from its pall-covering specially for the occasion.
During the evening many salutes have been fired by the men Innuits.  There is some demonstration being made as if to invite good or repel evil spirits that I presume the Ange-ko has told them were about.
It seems from the shouts of the men, women & children & reports of the guns as if the "Fourth of July" had come again.  "Fourth of July" among Innuits!  Noo-li-an-a of Jack has kept up a kind of