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Tuesday, Dec. 3d. 1861 29.10 AM +2° E. 1. c.u. Very Light shower of snow 29.2 M +8 NW 3 c. = Clouds down on the high land west - storm coming 29.075 PM +4 N.W. 1. Nearly [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] (Aurora) At 2 P.M. Mate Rogers with Koo-jes-se (Dogs & Kummitie), started off on the trip indicated in last evenings notes. The Innuits of Toong-wine did not leave to-day. Ebierbing was aboard this morning complaining that the boy of the "George Henry" came to his Igloo while he was asleep & took away his dog harnesses. He seemed to feel quite bad about it. This makes it impossible for me to make my trip until Rogers gets back from Oo-Kood-lear. I asked Ebierbing if Innuits done in that manner when they wanted anything - go to another's Igloo & take away things without leave? He answered 'No'. I think the example a bad one & cannot but feel deep regrets that white people from civilization should do so. I am not certain but Ebierbing thinks I had a hand in it - at least, that I was knowing to the act; but certainly I am innocent in every respect. I shall disabuse his mind on this subject if he harbors any such idea. I ate for breakfast fried fresh seal liver. I was delighted with its eating but have had to suffer nearly all day for it by a severe head-ache. [[end page]] [[start page]] 1861 Dec 3d Tues. The effect was the same on Capt B. Whenever Seal liver is cooked & I eat it, as a general thing it effects me unfavorably. When I eat it [[underlined]] raw [[/underlined]] it is otherwise. Dinner = Bean Soup. Supper = None except cold coffee. I delayed eating till 6 Eve & then the Bread all gone. Capt B. fried a mess Whale stakes & invited me to participate with him. But I told him I prefered waiting awhile - consequence - [[underlined]] supperless! [[/underlined]] This is no loss to me however, for the Seal wh. I ate this morning still makes me sick. Had I accepted Capt B's invitation wh. was a kindly & pressing one, I might have made my case worse that is I might have eaten a hearty meal when I should [[underlined]] fast. [[/underlined]] To-night while Capt. B. was upon his bed of "down" reading by his lamp standing on his Chronometer Case - all the officers & men retired - I conversed with him relative to my taking Home to the States the Innuits, Ebierbing & Tuk-oo-li-too. I asked him if he could decide now that they could be carried in the "George Henry". He freely replied anything I wanted would be cheerfully done. Said that if the vessel should ever be released & could make a passage Home, I could take said Innuits with me. I told him one great object was that if I was successful in organizing an expedition for the purpose of carrying out my original objects I should have with 2 Innuits one of whom (T.) would answer me as the best Interpreter known. That in coming up, if the ice should prevent my making passage here or into Frobisher Bay for Innuits - sledges & dogs, I should have this satisfaction of having with me said 2 Innuits as auxilliaries on the direct route to the point of destination. I told Capt. B. that if I took these friends home with me I desired to commence at once to get together such articles of the Innuits as would represent every instrument they use - to get them good clothing representing their Summer & Winter dresses - Ki-a &c. &c. I am happy in this cheerfulness & readiness with wh. my friend Capt B. responded to me.
