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1861 Nov. 15th Fri.

week that every Innuit that came aboard was in his or her best rig, but no one suspected the cause.  It seems it was a kind of feast or Thanksgiving Day with them?

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To-day's Breakfast (Lunch style) = Bowl of Coffee with sea bread salt pork & hash of Whale meat.
Dinner = hash of Whale meat, Coffee, sea bread & "Salt Junk".
Supper = Muk-tuk, Coffee & Sea bread.
This eve at V-30 PM it began snowing yet the moon's position could be seen behind the clouds wh. seemed promising of fairer weather - two or 3 stars an hour after were seen overhead but only for a few moments.
At IX PM Wind shifted to N.W., Light.  Fair weather indicated.