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[[underlined]] (Private Journal) [[/underlined]] (5 1862 Jan 1 Wedns. men have [[underlined]] voracious [[/underlined]] appetites. Consuming not only their share, but [[underlined]] mine too! [[/underlined]] I confess in this, my [[underlined]] private [[/underlined]] journal, this is rather hard after what I have done & am almost daily doing for the sustenance of the "George Henry's" Company - dealing out whatever I have for the good of my fellow voyagers. What I had on hand when it was found that the "George Henry" was ice-fast - that she could not prosecute her return voyage to the States as all were fondly anticipating - [[underlined]] became of invaluable worth to the souls of the ship's Company. [[/underlined]] I would do no less with the prompting of my heart than to signify to Capt. B. that whatever I had, I held the same subject to his order for the preservation of the lives of his Command. I am willing to restrict myself in gratifying the demands of my almost constant cravings [[end page]] [[start page]] (Private Journal of CF Hall) (6 1862 Jan 1st Wedns. for food for the good of others but I do not feel the time has come when I should give up my life because a few men are disposed to devour everything that they can lay their hands upon - overloading their [[underlined]] gormandizing [[/underlined]] stomachs! I have grown quite poor enough - I have suffered & now [[underlined]] suffer quite enough [[/underlined]] - I have done quite enough on the principle: 'I do it all for the benefit of others.' When I find no thought entertained by some (the [[underlined]] greedy [[/underlined]] ones) that I have done anything for them. It perhaps is quite unnecessary for me to say: Capt B. is the one who fully & truthfully appreciates & acknowledges the deed I have done. The basket of bread now near the other end of the table on wh. I am writing - - - down! down! Cravings within thou makest me think - I retire! [[note]] (Six Pages in this Day's Record) [[/note]] [[end page]] [[start page]] (18 pages in to-day's Record) Thursday, Jan 2d 1862 29.4 AM -10° N.W. Light (light clouds) [[symbol: Sun]] 29.45 M -8° N.W. " [[ditto for: Light]] [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] 29.4 PM -7 N W " [[ditto for: Light]] Light Clouds. [[underlined]] Aurora. [[/underlined]] During a part of the night it continued to snow. Toward morning the freshened up to almost a gale. Robt. Smith started off this Morning intending to return to his 7 Day quarters on Countess of Warwick's Sound. Smith accompanied Annawa who goes over for the purpose of transporting a load of "Black Skin" previous to moving his family over. Mate Lamb accompanied by Bailey started off X-30 AM in return to his quarters on the Took-too plains, up at the head of this Bay. First Mate Rogers with his 'time-being-[[underlined]] partner' [[/underlined]] also started off X-30 AM with a company of natives for Oo-pung-ne-wing where he intends [[end page]] [[start page]] (2 1862 Jan 2d Thurs. to make a stop for a few months. A few minutes later I find that Rogers has gone over to take a load, or part of one, of "Black-skin" expecting to return to-day or to-morrow for his [[underlined]] 'time-being-partner'. [[/underlined]] Keeney yet remains aboard. He is intending to return to Oo-kood-lear when he can get some Innuit to take him up with dogs & sledge. Compare Chros. Jan. 2d/62 Rescue's hVI-m3-s6.5 13/2 G.H.'s V-42-0. [[underlined]] Vide [[/underlined]] Dec. 26/61 R's fast on G.H.'s 21-6.5 [[checkmark]] See Jan 8/62 This Morning, Ebierbing came aboard. In reply to my question: How his noo-li-an-a was, he said, 'she was not well'. When aboard the other day Tuk-oo-li-too gave me to understand that she did not feel right. Anticipating the cause, I told her to take 2 of the pills wh. I
