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1861 Nov 5 Tues to "Jennie". Astonished as I am at this, yet I know that it is true that the Innuits consider that in proportion to the value of what they give for an Angeko's services so are the benefits conferred upon the sick. Make poor pay & the help is poor - good pay & the reward is great. "Innuits are Innuits'! For Dinner today (1 o'clk) "Bean-soup" - capital! As I wish for my own intrest in future years in looking over this journal to read or re-read the incidents of the winter, I will make record from time to time our provision &c. - Now our daily meals are as follows: Morning a mug of coffee & a sea-biscuit. XI AM lunch on Boiled 'Muk-tuk', as the Innuits call Whale skin. At 1 or 2 PM table-meal (dinner). IV-30 or V P.M. Boiled Muk-tuk followed by mug coffee & sea bread. I find this good living. Twice a week all hands are to have soup of Pemican with small proportion of Borden's Meat Biscuit incorporated. This makes a rick, palatable dish. Once a week (+s) [[Sundays]] "Duff"! This we consider our luxury. Of course molasses goes with it! In fact this (Molasses) is our coffee sweetening. We are now using the sugar 'settlings' of molasses of the last cask. When this is gone have still another to tap. The officers & men of the "George Henry" are making arrangements with the Innuits to live with them as soon as ice makes so that they (the Innuits) can prosecute journeys to various sealing & Walrus capturing points. Each officer & man makes his own arrangement. The purpose is to have all belonging to this ship equally distributed among the Innuits. I took a walk over to the Island where the tupiks are after dinner. Went to Ebierbing's, got his spy & went upon the eminence N. Looked down the Bay - too thick to see far. Saw some open water - [[end page]] [[start page]] 1861 Nov 5 Tues & that is about all. Got my articles wh. T. has been mending. To-night another N.E. Gale Song. The vessel's masts & ringing resound with the now constant time. While on the heights, saw heavy ice (Pack) through the fog at the entrance of the Bay. The present Gale will, if it continues, drive it in. Wednesday Nov 6th 1861 Bar 29.6 AM 24° N.E. Mod. Gale - Thick Clouds M 26° N.E. Strong " " [[dittos for: Thick Clouds]] PM 24 N E Mod. Gale " " [[dittos for: Thick Clouds]] I was up at 1 AM, Gale still unabated. At IX AM Mate Lamb visited the Island with spy. Reports that heavy Pack has set in up to "French Head". For dinner to-day Whale-Beef! The preparation consisted in mincing it & frying in "slush". Its eating was nearly as good as sausage meat! This PM another walk to tupiks (distance 1/5 nautical mile). Ebierbing says that the present gale is making bad work for the Innuits in sweeping the Pack into the Bay. They cannot catch seals among "Kok-burgs". Unless a N.W. wind sets in blowing furiously before cold, still weather prevails Rescue Bay will be a poor place for sealing this Winter. Thursday, Nov. 7th 1861 Bar 29.5 AM 28° N.N.E. Gale - mist - thick clouds M 32° E.N.E. " [[ditto for: Gale]] Rain [[Bar]] 29.35 P.M. 33° E. " [[ditto for: Gale]] Mist Everything in melting state Continuation of storm wind. The weather mild but very unpleasant. Compare Chros. Rescue's h3-m47-s19 38/2 G.H.s 3 29-00 R. Fast on G.H. m18-s19 [[checkmark]] For dinner to-day Pemmican soup - preserved potatoes & broken sea bread incorporated with it. All like it. Fresh meat - [[underlined]] Beef [[/underlined]] of the best quality with a good proportion of Beef suet Tallow
