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(4 1862 Jan 10 Fri I asked Tuk-oo-li-too to ask "Sharkey" if Innuits of Kin-gaite know anything about noo-na (land) on the other side? Sharkey immediately answered Yes - Said that Innuits knew all about it, for Innuits sometimes go across to it in oo-mi-ens (Large Skin boats) & sometimes Innuits in Oo-mi-ens come from there to Kin-gaite. Here Tuk-oo-li-too told me that she has heard a good many times all about Innuits living on noo-na below the Tarrio (sea) by Kin-gaite. She says that an Innuit died last Winter up at Ni-oun-te lik, Northumberland Inlet (she heard of his death by the Innuits who came down from there last fall) with whom she was acquainted. He came from that country (other side [[end page]] [[start page]] (5 1862 Jan 10 Fri Hudson Strait) several years ago. Many other Innuits came with him. They came in an Oo-mi-en. [[underlined]] Trees grow in some parts of that Country [[/underlined]] as that Innuit told me! said Tuk-oo-li-too, assuming an appearance as of a person telling something remarkable! I at once recognised the truthful application. Around some parts of Hudson Bay (S. & S.E. sides) trees do grow, I believe. So of the S.W. side. T. says that Miner's wife has seen them (trees). "Sharkey" was born in a deep bay South side Frobisher Bay. Tuk-oo-li-too's mother once visited Kin-gaite. Ebierbing was there when a boy. Takes one day for Innuit to go in Ki-a from Resolution Isd to Och-bun. [[end page]] [[start page]] (6 1862 Jan 10 Fri That my information might be correct I had a sketch wh. I placed before Sharkey of Frobisher Bay, the Islands named, Hudson's Straits & Kin-gaite. Sharkey pointed out several errors in it - particularly of the relative positions of the Islands indicated. (This sketch made by Innuits.) The Innuit name of the noo-na (land) South side Hudston Strait Tak-O-neir-tar-me-oon From this place where the Innuit & his wife with the others who with them the natives always have plenty to eat - never hungry as other Innuits sometimes are N. of Hudson Straits. One Island called Ni-noo became so many Polar Bears. Took-too, Ni-noo & every other animal &c plenty. No small Seals but all Ook-gook. The tupiks of the Innuits from S. side Hudson Straits all of Ook-gook skins. Sails of Oo-mi-ens from there of the Oo-gook intestines. Breakfast = Coffee & Bread, Salt pork Dinner Sea pie of salt-junk Supper Coffee, Bread & Boiled Blk Skin [[end page]] [[start page]] Saturday, Jan 11th 1862 AM 28.95 -22° Light N.W. Light Clouds M 28.975 -26° Fresh N.W. Fair P.M. 29.00 -28° Fresh N W [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] Aurora Mate Rogers & his - were off this Morning for "Countess of Warwick's Sound". Annawa & his family with young Smith - Kook-Smit with his wife started also for same place. See page (5) Kood-loo with sledge & dogs carried over to-day a load of "Muk-tuk" (Black Skin) & deposited the same near Budington Bay. This day has been the coldest yet - 60 below freezing point when I observed the Ther. to-night at VI. Ebierbing & his noo-li-an-a think of starting to-morrow tho' if wind blows much they will delay going, allowing Kood-loo & his family to preceede them. Kood-loo & wife are the particular
