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(6 1861 Dec 15 + [[Sunday]] has treated me with the best food he has had on hand when I was about, has called in to see me. Oo-soo-kun-loo a fine Innuit a great deer hunter has also been in. Little An-nu-tik-er-tung, cousin of Puk-e-ne-yer has also called in & many others. The Igloo of Sampson is occupied by his mother - or rather his mother in law (Mother of his wife) & her brother. As we retire I find there are 7 beside myself to occupy the same bed. As there is not room for all to recline with heads one way I am to place my head toward the opposite side of the Igloo from the entrance the Innuit way being to place their heads toward the entrance & the fires. Little puk-e-ne-yer sleeps next to me the brother of Sampson's wife on my other side. The evening is fine - but I see no such fine display of Aurora as in the other Bays. Here in Tabular form I make record of the time made to various points &c Started fro Ship V-45 AM Arrived to land across R. Bay & stop VII-05 AM Start over Land ----- VII-35 " [[ditto for: AM]] " [[ditto for: Start]] to Ridge VIII-20 " [[ditto for: AM]] " [[ditto for: Start]] to Frobisher Vay & stop IX-25 " [[ditto for: AM]] Start X-00 " [[ditto for: AM]] Arrive Oo-pung-ne-wing XII-50 PM Leave " [[ditto for: Oo-pung-ne-wing]] for Toong-wine 1-45 " [[ditto for: PM]] Sun-set ----- 2-35 Even with Oo-mar-nung IV-10 " [[ditto for: PM]] Arrive Toong wine VIII-10 " [[ditto for: PM]] (Six pages in this day's record) [[end page]] [[start page]] At Toong-wine Monday Dec 16th 1861 16 Pages in this day's Record 29.3 AM -22° N W Fresh Cloudy 29.225 M -20 N W Light - Fine 29.1 PM 22 N.W. " [[ditto for: Light]] Light [[strikethrough]] breeze [[/strikethrough]] Clouds Fine A Day Long to be remembered by the author of this Private Journal! More testimony (traditionary) of Frobisher's Voyage to this Bay! The interview with Old Innuit Woman PE-tat-tu! I arose at a late hour (VIII-00) this Morning because I slept but little last night so hot & impacted was I among hot-blooded Innuits. My nether limbs were wedged between little Puk-e-ne-yer & her unkle so that I could not move them short of exciting groans & waking up my 7 sleeping partners! When "Sampson" got up, it left me turning room. He was up a long time before the time indicated (VIII-00) & off on his took-too trip. I had some refreshing sleep after the withdrawal of his massive form. When I awoke from my lost sleep of this Morning, found little Puk-e-ne-yer & her mate & cousin, An-nu-tak-or-tung, by my side awaiting my awaking & getting up. I expected an invitation from Sampson's noo-loo-an-a (wife) to breakfast on raw frozen Walrus - finding my expectations not likely to be verified I called for some of my Black-Skin wh. I had brought up with me. Of this I partook perhaps 2 ounces - this made out my morning fare. I then went down to the Igloo where Kook-Smith & Her Smith put up. I told them my purpose was to make a trip up the Inlet making up from Toong-wine to-day. Before making preparations had a talk with Oo-soo-Kar-loo who had come down from said Inlet the evening before for the object of making an Igloo preparatory to movving down with his family. I had learned that Oo-soo-kar-loo was a great Deer hunter & possessed far more deer skins than any other Innuit of the country. I sent out for him to come into Koo-Kin's Igloo where Kook-Smith, Smith & I were at that time. Oo-soo-Kar-loo was
