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1861 Nov 16 Sat
Breakfast lunch on Coffee & sea bread.
For dinner to-day Griddle Cakes & Molasses = Good - for Lunch to-night molasses-sweetened Cold Water & sea-bread.
No Aurora tonight - Unusual for such a night as this - Clear & cloudless. Air calm - carried an open lamp on deck - the flame upright.
The natives have now began their annual work making Took-too clothing. Found [[?Toun-ou-le-ary]] dressing my Took-too skins when I went ashore this eve.
+ [[Sunday]] Nov 17th 1861
29.5 AM 10° N.W. 0. b. Fair
.45 M 18° NW 1. [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]]
.40 PM 16 NW 2 [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]]
{Full Moon D17-h1-m6.6 Greenwich T.}
Another fine day. The change from the dark, gloomy weather that we've been having so long, produces happy effects all around. None greater than in our feelings that there is a bright glowing side to ever leaf of our life.
Sorry am I that in giving a truthful history in our wintering here to be obliged to record that games of Chequers are continued on the Sabbath by some of those in Main Cabin. The influence upon the natives certainly of itself is bad. They (the Innuits) participate in said plays little thinking of any evil in it. When [[underlined]] will [[/underlined]] be the Day when good souls will come & devote themselves to the good of this people?
{Morning Lunch Coffee & Sea-biscuit.
{Dinner = Rabbit pie:= Eve lunch coffee & sea bread.
{No "Black Skin" for two days now.
Ebierbing brought in a couple of partridges to-night. Yesterday some Seal & Walrus meat was given us by the natives. The latter has been in deposite for two months, yet it is in excellent state of preservation.
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Monday Nov 18th 1861
29.35 AM 24° N.W. 3 c.b.v.
29.300 M 26° N.W. 5 c.b.v.
29.300 PM 16 NW 6 c.v. (1/1) Index Er. -1'-30"
Obs. [[symbol: Moon]] W. Meridian
[[strikethrough]] IX [[/strikethrough]] d17-IX h21-m54-s00 56°-39'-30"
[[strikethrough]] X [[/strikethrough]] 17-X 22-01-35 55-00-00
[[strikethrough]] X [[/strikethrough]] 17-X 22-04-05 54-27-30
See Supplment Working up
Compare Chros.
d17-Xh22-47-00 R
GH = 17th X22-28 0 3.5
R's F on G.H. 18-56.5 [[checkmark]]
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At VIII A.M. weather cold & sky without cloud. The Aurora finely displaying itself although the wind was blowing mod. gale.
To-day several of the G.H.'s men have been off hunting - all returned by dinner time (2 PM). While men can have good warm dinner they will not put forth laborious efforts as they otherwise would. For Dinner minced, fried Whale Beef. My supper sweetened cold water & sea biscuit.
"Muk-tuk" preceeded this however. Tuk-oo-li-too with her infant aboard to-day. She remained with me near 1 hour.
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Tuesday Nov 19 1861
29.3 AM 13° NW 6. b. [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] (Through night Modt. Gale)
29.4 M 15° NW 4. [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]]
.45 PM 10 NW 2 Fair Aurora
The weather now [[underlined]] fine [[/underlined]] thro' cold. I say cold for we feel it after so moderate temperature as we've had lately.
This Morn my Took-too jacket for winter brought in by Koo-ou-le-arny. Soon after, Tuk-oo-li-too came aboard & had me try it on. It is a [[underlined]] double [[/underlined]] jacket. The inside one is one I had last winter. Now when Took-too "breeches" & feet gear are done I shall fully be prepared for Winter - for weather 80° to 90° below freezing point!
Capt B. had a dream last night that I & Smith with one of the new Transcription Notes:
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