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Find a few fathoms Eastward of Ship trench the remains of 2 stone houses - piles of stone & sand.
On the top of the Island the [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] ^[[ruins]] of a house [[strikethrough]] w [[/strikethrough]] wh. had been built of stone cemented together withe lime [[in ink]] ^[[& sand]] [[/in ink]]! The foundation still here consisting of lime and stone - the size 12 x 12 feet square in shape. The stones of wh. the house had been built covered with aged moss! - From appearance some of the stones have been turned over as if done by Innuits seeking some treasure - A few feet E. some stone belonging to said house placed wall like to protect some hunter Innuit from wind and Storm Innuit like. Close by this a little pile of stones as if to cover some Memorial site. Perhaps the men who built the Ship deposited on their departure -
The Island Covered nearly all over with shingle - on the N. Side these small stones are so compact & of even surface remind one of the pavement in Cities of small birdhouses.
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Ship [[vertical line]]
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As Koo-jes-se & Myself were returning from the Ship Trench toward the boat our arms filled with relics wh. were within Mittens hats to Koo-jes-se said to

Transcription Notes:
See page 429 of Hall's book: "... the ruins of three stone houses, one of which was twelve feet in diameter, with palpable evidence of its having been erected on a foundation of stone cemented together with lime and sand...." Also see page 427 "It was about twelve feet in diameter, and every portion of it was covered with aged moss." Page 428 "I collected as many relics from these ruins as we could possibly carry, and, with Koojesse, returned to the boat."