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says that he remained at Toong-wine one day - started day before yesterday with Jack the Angeko. On arriving within 7 or 8 miles of Oo-pung-ne-wing, he (Fluker) started with his bag of bedding & clothes on his shoulders & accompanied by the wife of Jack made for home. When he got to the Igloos now located on a point of land running out into Countess of Warwick's Sound little distance Easterly of Oo-pung-ne-wing stopped for night with the Innuits there. Next morning (this Morning) finding one of the Innuits there was about to start for the place where several Innuits are stopping on the land between this Bay & Countess of Warwick's Sound, he (F) embraced the opportunity of accompanying him thus getting a ride that fr (save wh. the steep incline from the termination of said Sound to the ridge).
Arriving at the point indicated, found Annawa & family, Kook-Smit & wife, Rogers & Susy ("big Su") Koo-per-nu-ung & wife, Sharkey
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& wife all there in Igloos awaiting means of removing from thence over to Oo-pung-ne-wing.
"Fluker" at length made 'arrangements for' Sharkey (the laughing Innuit) to take a large team of dogs & bring him to the vessel. On account of the cold, Sharkey could not prevail upon any of the Innuits to accompany him. While there, Fluker said that his toes [[underlined]] felt [[/underlined]] cold & continued to smart till 1/2 way across the bay when the pain ceased. The snow was so deep that dogs came very slow.
Frank Sylvia, one of the forward hands who started off with Koopernenung intending to winter with him & family, accompanied Fluker & Sharkey, intending to return with Sharkey tonight, they being obliged to be back with the dogs & sledge by morning, as one of the Innuit families intend moving over to Oo-pung-ne-wing to-morrow.
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During the time of Fluker's communicating all of the above & at the same time dispatching his supper, Capt. B was engaged getting a poultice in readiness for Fluker's toe. Full 30 minutes, the time of supper, communicating the news & getting poultice all ready.
Now I come to the description of a [[underlined]] Scene [[/underlined]] wh. for its suddeness, overwhelmed us with astonishment, horror & poignant grief.
Capt. Budington on the moment of having a hot poultice ready said: 'Come now Fluker, off with Kum-min (native Boot) & stocking of the foot that has the complaining toe:
Fluker made several ineffective attempts, when Capt B. said: 'hold on Fluker let me pull for you'. Capt B. having fair hold with difficulty drew the Kum-min off - saying: 'Why Fluker, what do you have your Kummin come off so hard for? Fluker laughing said: 'he never had any trouble with them before'. Then Capt B. proceeded to withdraw the Took-too stocking & finally
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the wool stocking next the skin. As this latter came off Capt B. casting his eye upon the foot, cried out: [[underlined]] 'Fluker, your foot is frozen now - firm as ice!' [[/underlined]]
Capt. B. shrunk back as if a thunder clap had burst over his head. A sight & touch of the limb showed that it was as Capt B. said. Quick as thought Capt. B. regained himself from the shock he had received & said in agonizing mind: 'Who knows but the other foot is the same'?
At the same time stripping it of its gear.
Horror was again [[underlined]] his & ours, [[/underlined]] for it was indeed so!
[[underlined]] 'Away, away with him from this fire! What are we thinking about? Ice-Water & Salt - I fear this man's feet are gone'! Such was the hurried exclamations of Capt B. [[underlined]] Now was a scene indescribable! [[/underlined]]
