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Friday Nov 15th 1861

29.725  AM  32°  E.S.E.  3 f. m.
.75  M  33°  E.  2 f. m.
.75  PM  31°  E.  3 s. g.
{It is probable that outside (that is in Davis Strait) the wind marked ESE in table has been blowing from S.E.  (9 P.M. wind S.W. clouds opening.)}

The 1st new jacket of the Season brought aboard this morning by Nood-le-ong (An-na-wa's noo-loo-an-na) for Mate Lamb.  It is made of took-too fur & designed for cold weather.  Of course, Nei-shuk (Cap) & jacket are all one - Innuit custom - & a good one.
This Morning Ebierbing came aboard & entered my little Aft Cabin Home, whispering into my ear that he would like me to go ashore with him.  Exchanging my civilization shoes for my water proof, native Boots & the accompanying took-too stockings that with seal skin socks make out Innuit feet green I started off with my friend for his tupik.  Found his noo-loo-an-a, Tuk-oo-li-too, at her usual place & Koo-ou-le-arny in hers.  After 1/2 an hour general conversation, the subject, special for wh. Ebierbing wished my attention was brought up.  He asked me if I had not said that I wished to learn all about Innuits - their ways, customs & language?  I answered:  Yes.  Tuk-oo-li-too then asked me who told me about what the Innuits done the other day when they visited the grave of Nuk-er-tou?  On replying to 

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this question, Ebierbing said that as he knew I wanted to learn everything proper about their people & put it in a Book for that reason he & Tukoolitoo wished to have a talk with me at once.
Both E. & T. then desired that I would tell them what the Innuits done at Nuk-er-tou's grave though I had told to Tuk-oo-li-too before all about it.  I then recapitulated the same as I have on record page (2) of Nov 12th.  Tuk-oo-li-too then asked me if I did not tell her that the Innuits who were there at Nuk-er-tow's grave cut off & eat bits of the Took-too fur?  No, was my response adding for such was not the fact as told me.  Tuk-oo-li-too said that she had understood me that way & she & her winga had felt very bad about it.  If Innuits had eat the took fur as she understood me to say it would be very - very bad indeed.
I was glad to take opportunity to correct their wrong impressions to save them from farther grief for indeed they were under painful apprehensions till I dispelled the cause of it.
Tuk-oo-li-too informed me that when friends (relatives) visited the grave of the dead they thus done (as described Nov 12).  They did not do it however till some months elapsed - till the survivors had removed to some other place.  Whenever they returned to any place in the vicinity it was the custom of friends to make a visit to the grave carrying the very best food the Innuits ever eat to-wit Took-too.  Never carry seal, Ni-noo or Walrus.
I then asked my friends - Why the An-ge-ko had been so busily engaged in his profession of late during the night long?  They, having confidence in my earnestness told me that it was that all the Innuits desired Wongna (North Wind) to blow to drive the Kok-burn Ice Pack from the Bay.  The An-ge-ko had told all the Innuits that on a certain day (of last week) not to work - succeeding that (the following evening) the Ang-Ko performed his invocation.  I asked them if Innuits all the Innuits contributed to pay Ange-Ko for such hard work.  They answered they did once a year.
It was noticed by our ship's company one day last