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to suit or satisfy him he went back & repeated frequently - at last he accomplished the geographical feat to his satisfaction & to [[underlined]] my satisfaction. [[/underlined]]  The positions were all correct.  At Kod-lu-narr he had seen "Heavy Stone".  He identified the specimen I placed in his lap by lifting it up & placing his lips to it.  He felt its indentations - its roughness - weighted it & said all the same as he once saw at Kod-lu-narr.  He went on describing the trenches made by Kod-lu-narrs without any leading questions - he bent over the table placing his elbow on-to it leaving his arm the shape of a V.  He said there were muk-o (two) places dug in the narn (earth) same shape as the one indicated by his arm - one was where White men built a ship.  He had seen brick [[underlined]] Mik-ou-ook-oo-loo [[/underlined]] (small pieces) at a place when took-too-ing.  They (the Kod-lu-narrs) started away in ship - ice pe-tong-e-too - (bad) could not get out.  Cold weather prevailed - Ik-ke-amasuit (It was very cold).  [[underlined]] They all died with the Cold! [[/underlined]]
Twer-oong was in the Cabin this P.M.  I questioned her further relative to the trenches we saw at Kod-lu-narr.  I asked her what the trenches were for? tho' she had told me before.

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1861 Oct 1 Tues.

She said one was for catching the snows & rain for fresh water for Kod-lu-narrs - the other for building a Ship all the same as the one we are now in (throwing up her hands to the beams - the ceiling & down the walls & sliding her foot on the floor) (the Kod-lu-narrs).  I asked her where they got the material?  She answered:  Made it of timber (wood) left on the Island for an Igloo (House)!  I asked her How many Kod-lu-narrs lived on the Island & built the ship.  She said '[[?Tesse poo nar-me']] that is did not understand how many never had it told her or if she had, she did not now recollect.  I asked her if Kod-lu-nars [[underlined]] [[?amasuadloo]] [[/underlined]] (many) lived on Kod-lu-nar & built ship?  She instantly answered: [[underlined]] 'Ag-gi!  Ag-gi!!  Mik-i-ook-oo-loo! (Few) [[/underlined]] 
This testimony agrees [[underlined]] well [[/underlined]] with the old woman's story.  She said there were 5! O-Ker-yu-ax-y-ni-noo being the oldest Innuit now living in these regions -