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1862 Jan 14 Tues

[[quotation]] "yourself sick on this bad luck of the men's returning to the ship.
The flour that you gave Dick did not come - & I did not want it.  I did not tell him to get it either, so you had better look out for him - he is fine outside but bad inside.  Capt, If we get any deer I shall come with it for I am afraid that the men will steal it if I send it by any one else.
R. Lamb [[/quotation]]

Mate Gardiner & Keeney intended starting for Buding Bay to-day but the gale prevented their doing so.
This Morning, when Capt. B had the dish of poultice material ready for application, I went with him forward.  The wind blowing a Gale & Ther. at 62° below freezing point, we had to cloth ourselves accordingly, even to go the ship's length.  As Fluker turned his feet outside of the bunk the steam arose from them as from a boiling tea kettle. 
Capt. B. proceeded to abstract the poultice from the right foot.  When off, the sight lamentable!  All the toes of that foot, at least, he will have to lose, - if not a portion of the foot.  On taking off the other poultice the same appearance.  Fluker turned his head - Capt B. said:  What's the 

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matter Fluker?  He replied: 'Captain, I cannot bear the sight.'
The poor fellow has had hopes that his limbs might be saved till this Morning.  Now he sees & knows that they must come off to save his life!  When the inflamation is out of the effected parts then Capt. B. purposes to proceede with the necessary & unavoidable work of amputation.
To-day we have been successful in getting some Whale beef of Ook-Sin who has been opening a deposite of this excellent provision.  In opening this deposite during the gale the native built up a snow wall on the lee side of wh. he was able to dig up the solid frozen mass.  The Innuits are certainly wisdom acting in many of their procedures.  Without the precaution of throwing up this Gale breaker it would have been almost impossible to have continued this Work of 3 hours in opening this [[underlined]] Cache. [[/underlined]]  First the snow had to be removed then the stones pried out of the ice bed, finally the Whale meat, Ook-sook & Black-skin (all frozen together) hewed in pieces & taken out.
The gale continues unabated, Ther. 62° below freezing point
Ook-Sin & Hiram (Innuits) encamped on Main Cabin floor to-night.

Breakfast = Coffee & Bread
Dinner = "Slap Jacks" & molasses
Supper = Bread & Coffee

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1862 Jan

Wednesday, Jan. 15. 1862

29.125  AM  -36°  N.W.  Strong  Light Clouds
29.150  M  -35  N W  " " " [[dittos for: Strong Light Clouds]]
29.150  PM  -36  N W  " [[ditto for: Strong]] [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]]  Aurora

The Gale continued through the night.  This morning it abated some but continuing strong Wind.  Now are using Snow for making our water.  Till within 3 or 4 days used ice sledged here from bergs out in the Bay.  All the sledges being in use - resort to snow.
I accompanied Capt B. forward this morning in his visit to the one who is the subject of the frozen limbs.  Capt B. renewed the poultices.  The inflamation has subsided.  All the toes of both feet turning black - no feeling in them.  Quite sensitive in the feet at the termination of the toes.  Yesterday Morning all the parts that had been frozen were puffed up with blisters.  This morning no blisters - Capt B. perforated the blistered portions yesterday morn.  Fluker says that he slept some last night.  Poor fellow he is maimed for life.  All his toes are dead!  They will probably be amputated to-morrow.

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1862 Jan 15 Wedns

Ebierbing & Tuk-oo-li-too still hold over on a/c the wind & cold.  They exercise this precaution because of their darling child.  Gardiner & Keeney design to accompany them.
The snow thrown over the sky lights a few days since was taken off yesterday.  We prefer day light to Lamp Light.  The reason of the snow-covering was that the condensation of the steam in the form of ice on the sky light might be done away with as the warmpth from the stow beneath occasionally brought down showers.
Ook-sin & "Hiram" started back for their village at the plains this Morning.
Another of Job's Comforter - this on my abdomen near navel.  It is only 5 or 6 days since having one of these Comforters on left shoulder.  My back is badly scared up with the like.
To-night the Moon & Venus particularly resplendent amid the flood of dancing glory that prevails in the heavens.  A long blow we have been having from the N.W.  The cold strikes through the vessel making beautiful crystal rosettes on the head of every nail & bolt within.

Breakfast = Fried Whale Beef, Coffee & Bread
Dinner = Pemican & flour as a soup.
Supper = Coffee, Bread & Boiled Black skin