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(8) (8 pages in this day's Record) 1861 Oct 3 Thurs Three Whales have been seen to-day by the Whalers - but none secured. At one time this day (A.M.) some of the young Innuits (who are bold little creatures) from the Mast-head cried down to Capt. B. that the boats were all together down the Bay & apparently fast to a Whale - this was an electric shock of the most exciting & pleasing kind to all of us who were aboard, especially to Capt. B. Capt. B. tried his lungs severely in calling off the Innuits from ashore to bring a boat that he might proceede at once to one of the Islands close by to examine & watch operations. [[underlined]] In time, [[/underlined]] the boat came & came [[underlined]] "thump"! [[/underlined]] Boat's bow to starboard side of G.H.! Little girl, Oo-kood-lean, was boat steerer & she was not in Season in her orders for those (women & children) pulling at the oars to Tur-ban! (Stop) [[?sequens]] - a shock! those in Boat having all the [[underlined]] sensible or sensation [[/underlined]] part of it! The Aurora to-night fine! As Ugarny tells me that the sheet of drawing paper I gave him (for the object of getting a specimen of Innuit ability to sketch coast about here) has been eaten up by the dogs, I give him another. Dogs are dogs - & oft time d-'ls'! [[end page]] [[start page]] On board "George Henry" Friday, Oct. 4th 1861 AM 30° S.W. Strong - slight snow squall M 33° S.W. " [[ditto for: Strong]] Cloudy (now then [[symbol: Sun]] out) PM 15° N.W. Strong Fair Aurora! If wind & weather had been favorable this Morning I think I should have started on my trip toward "Countess of Warwick's Sound", not delaying for Ar-tark-pa-ru's recovery. The season is so far advanced that but little pleasant, favorable weather can be expected. The time of the departure of the "George Henry" for Home is near. I may be delayed several days longer on my trip than anticipated on a/c of bad weather, therefore, I must away as soon as possible. I may say bad weather & unfavorable wind keeps me back to-day. To-morrow (G.W.) I depart. King-wer-chan (Bob), wife "Polly" & children, "Blind George" & his Koo-Koo-Yer & E-tu departed this