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6) 1861 Oct 18 Fri To-day "Me-lak-tor", the largest of the Greenland dogs wh. I brought with me from Holsteinborg, died. When Koo-jes-se went for the 4 on Cooper's Island on the 17th (yesterday) he found them nearly starved. Me-lak-tor could not stand. On bringing them up allowed them [[underlined]] free access [[/underlined]] to the whale carcasses, very injudiciously. The result was death of said dog. The other 3 survived. The whale carcass at Cooper's Island had probably been carried away by the tide - leaving dogs to starve. [[end page]] [[start page]] (1 ^[[4 pages in this day H]] Saturday, Oct 19 1861 AM 16° N.W. Light Thick clouds M 20° N W " [[ditto for: Light]] Fair P.M. 12° N W " [[ditto for: Light]] [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] This Morning 2 Boats out cruising for Whales while rest of the Company remained aboard flensing, assisted by the Innuits. At 12 Meridian, Boats in - saw no whales. The crews went on to highest point Look-Out - saw the "Pack" entrance Rescue bay. The view there too low for an extended sight. To-night, John Antom the sufferer from stroke Whale's flukes taken with fit - taking many men to hold him. One of the steerage hands (an officer) on viewing John in his spasms & returning to Main Cabin soon taken with similar kind of fit. It took Six men to hold [[underlined]] him, [[/underlined]] & yet the subject handled these powerful men as if they were children. The excitement it produced! Capt. B. & all of us at 1st almost terror stricken! The fit of the latter subject only lasted 5 minutes. He anticipated the attack as soon as he entered the Main Cabin. Spoke to Capt. B.