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1861 Nov 9 Sat

these life sustaining elements.  Compared with the cost of "salt junk" & salt pork considering the [[underlined]] good health [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] strength [[/underlined]] imparted by the use of the former (Pemican & Borden's biscuit meat) & the ill consequences resulting from the latter, most assurably Pemican & B's M.B. is cheaper.  
Through the day constant strong wind heavily charged with moisture.  Surely our year is drawing toward a close midst gloom & storm.
I cannot but feel thankful that the Innuits were blessed when the last 3 whales were captured by the men of the G.H.  There would be suffering now among them had not those whales been taken.

Nov. 10th 1861

29.4  AM  32°  S.S.E.  Light  Very cloudy  Not fog [[strikethrough]] thick [[/strikethrough]]
M  30°  S.W.  " " [[dittos for: Light cloudy]]  at 3PM out & wind NW
PM  28°  N W  " [[ditto for: Light]] [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]]  Aurora

[[note]] See supplement [[/note]]

Compare Chros

Rescue's  hIX-m25-s31  62B/2
G.H.'s  IX-07-00
R's fast on GHs  18-31 [[checkmark]]

During the night Gale continued, but this morning at (V) it ceased, the moist clouds giving place to those indicative of fair weather.  The storm now ended 

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1861 Nov. 10th + [[Sunday]]

commenced Tuesday 5th, continuing to this morning making 5 days & 5 nights the heavens constantly in thick, wet clouds.
At 3 P.M. [[symbol: Sun]] peered out wind shifting to N.W.  At 4 P.M. I took a walk to the Island & made a call on my friends Ebierbing & Tuk-oo-li-too.  Going over, I was overtaken by Sharkey who had in hands a large piece of Krang & Black Skin wh. he had just taken from one of his provision deposites on the Island N. of the vessel.  I borrowed Ebierbing's spy & proceeded to Look Out point.  On my way, came across a company of men Innuits who were standing around a cache of whale meat that they had just opened & on wh. they were feasting.  I received an invitation to participate but having a full store of freshly eaten "Duff" & molasses (Dinner) I declined & passed on.  The prospect from the hill of observation was anything but encouraging, the Bay being completely [[underlined]] 'packed' [[/underlined]]  with hummocks & Icebergs.  The weather having cleared up I could see the whole Bay.  All around the "Extreme land" & the [[?rock]] across the Cape N. side & out sea-ward solid pack.  I say this sight anything but encouraging because it settles the matter negatively about my being able to make another trip down to the Extreme land - & also all possibility of the natives catching seals here during the winter.  Again, the Pack is of such a character that it will be very late in the Season before we can possibly get out of this Bay.  What a subject for thought that it may be the vessel cannot get free during the year.  The natives say that they never knew this Bay to become so filled with Kok-burgs (Pack) as now.
To-night [[underlined]] 'Fine'. [[/underlined]]   The Aurora is incomparable magnificence!  Its colors of rare brilliancy & its movements awe-inspiring!  It seems as if the display now being made by this phenomenon surpasses all others that I have yet seen.  I wish I had the power of conveying to my friends a truthful description of its workings, its beauty to-night.  [[underlined]] "J'en suis ravis". [[/underlined]]  - I am ravished with it.
A hV-m30 evening the air clear - unnumbered stars shining in gay confusion throughout the whole of yon blue vault - the moon, "now of increase", rearing her meridian throne & flooding in glory snow clad mountains, vales & ice covered seas.
"-Not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene".
At VI-30 a belt of Aurora reached from the Eastern horizon