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1861 Nov 4 Mond Soon as I made the Meridian Obs. I took first Altitude, 22°-48'-30", & worked it up supposing it to be the Meridian one, - thus: 22°-48'-30" Index error -2-00 ------------------ 2)22-46-30 ------------- 11-23-15 [[symbol: Sun]]s SD = +16-20 ------------- 11-39-35 Rep -4-31 ------------- 11-35-04 90-00-00 ------------- 98-24-56 Dec S. = 15-31-34 ------------- Lat N. 62-53-22 The result of the combined Obs. on preceding page approximates [[underlined]] no doubt [[/underlined]] the [[underlined]] real Lat. [[/underlined]] say 62°-53 1/2 N. During the Morning, I made a visit ashore to the tupiks of Ebierbing & Miner. 1st call was on E. & family, spending a half hour here in a pleasant interview - during wh. I & Ebierbing played 3 games of checkers (I the better in 2 games). I proceeded to call on Miner & Twer-oong. Found to my astonishment that Two-oong had anticipated my appearance for she had sighted my crossing the ice from the ship; & on my arrival at her tupik had a pan well filled with cooked meituk (Duck) ready for my eating. I had a sharpened appetite, therefore made [[underlined]] no special [[/underlined]] objections. Really had an excellent repast on said Meituk. Was sorry to learn that Tweroong was quite ill last night. She told me all about it as well as she could. Said that when the An-ge-ko came (whom they sent for in the night), after a while, she was a great deal better. Her faith, like all others of her people, is sincerely strong in the powers of the "An-ge-ko"! From here, I returned to the Tupik of E. where I spent another half hour. During this time Tuk-oo-li-too told me of some singular customs of her people. Said that to-morrow she was going to make calls [[end page]] [[start page]] 1861 Nov 4 Mon in all the tupiks of both villages - & perhaps call on me at the ship. On my enquiring the object of making so many calls in one day? She said: That her infant would be just two months old to-morrow - & that it was the custom (1st Innuits done so) that at the end of two months for the mother to make calls at every tupik about. during these 2 months she (T.) had not been into any tupik but their own. She said also that in compliance to Innuit custom she should cast away all the clothing she then had on (wh. she had worn during the 2 months) & [[underlined]] never touch them again! [[/underlined]] In this explanation of Innuit customs I see why Tuk-oo-li-too has not, in answer to my invitations, visited the vessel since my return from head of Frobisher Gulph. Tuk-oo-li-too gave me a fine piece of Tood-noo as I was about to leave. I wish I had 500 lbs of it. After Sun-set the sky in the S.W. lit up in mellow golden tints on which the mountains on W side of this Bay cut their sharp outlines. To-night the sky still [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] - the Aurora here & there moderately diffusing its rays of light. Gave to Capt B 4 Boxes (250 in each) Double Water proof Percussion Caps for his individual benefit in purchasing of Innuits took-two furs for his Winter clothing. The excitement to-night! The whale whipped man threatening to whip some of the Innuits (Vide Supplement). Tuesday, Nov. 5. 1861 AM 16° N.E. Fresh (N.E. snow storm) M 24° N E Strong thick clouds P.M. 26° N.E. Gale Thick dark clouds At 12 Midnight, I went on deck, the sky cloudless - stars - Aurora keeping darkness at bay. This Morning the heavens in gloom - a snow storm from N.E. Yesterday, in my visit ashore learned that Tuk-oo-li-too parted with her cook-pan wh. she always considered an indispensible adjunct to her cooking utensils. On enquiry found she had given it to "Jennie" because of her (J's) attendance upon Ebierbing while sick. [[underlined]] That attendance [[/underlined]] was of course in the capacity of "An-ge-koo-tness"! Tuk-oo-li-too had parted with nearly all her most valuable things thus. Even her under garments (civilization kind & make) she has given
