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1861 Sept 30 Mon

"an old Innuit, he will tell it to other Innuits & so all Innuits will know what now Know."
Thus may be learned how Innuits perpetuate oral history by the simple unadorned statement of Ebierbing.  
Ebierbing tells me that the Innuits now here (there must be near 100) contemplate wintering below, that is, in Frobisher's Bay.  He designs departing thence with Tuk-oo-li-too on the departure of the "George Henry".  I have made arrangements with Ebierbing & Tuk-oo-li-too to accompany me on my [[underlined]] next Season's Voyage to "King Williams Land", [[/underlined]] providing I am successful in getting proper vessel & out-fit this Winter on my return to the States.  I am to call for them either in Frobisher Bay, Rescue Bay or Budington Inlet as the final understanding may be.  I design to secure from here one or two more Innuits with their wives to accompany me also.

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Tuesday Oct. 1st 1861

AM  20°  N.W.  very Light  Fine
M   24°  N.W.  Fresh  Fine
PM  N.W.  Fresh  Aurora

The Boats (6) all off this Morning, early, cruising for Whales.  The wind is very light - quite too much so for the successful approaching of the Mysticetus.
Twer-oong & her wing-a, "Mr. Miner" came aboard ere the Sun was up.
After giving "Miner" ([[space]]) the powder & shot which I promised him if he & his party of Innuits would continue with me to the extreme of Frobisher Bay, he departed for the extreme or near it, of this Bay to get a White Whale which he shot yesterday.  
The Innuits now almost uniformly secure the White Whale [[underlined]] (Beluga Catodon) [[/underlined]] by shooting it.  A Ball shot into them sets them to spouting blood wh. soon terminates respiration.