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[[left margin]] Start h m X-25 [[/left margin]] [[underlined]] for [[/underlined]] Niomtelik[[guess]] - (Start from Ek-e-lu-zhan) [[left margin]] X-53 [[encircled]] 3 [[/encircled]] [[/left margin]] Arrived Entrance to this Bay Ek-e-lu zhun NW side where we stopped going up. [[left margin]] XII-00 [[encircled]] 3 [[/encircled]] [[/left margin]] Arrive Middle Island Niountelik S. Side Distance Entrance "Little Bay" ^[[wh]] to Kk-e-lu zhun 3.03 miles " " " " [[dittos for: Distance Entrance "Little Bay"]] to Middle Ni-oun-te-lik 7.22 " [[ditto for: Miles]] [[line]] " [[ditto for: Distance]] Ni-oun-te-lik to KK-e-lu-zhun 10.25 " [[ditto for: Miles]] I will now give some of the incidents of this day on leaving Tik Koon, the wind Strong from N.E. consequently it ^[[required Strong]] pulling to make head-way - Struck for an Island mid- the bay extending up toward Rescue its ex. being within 2 1/2 miles of Said Bay (Rescue) Made said Island in 10 minutes - thence struck for a cluster of low islands 2/3 across to Ek-e-lu-zhun - Koo-per-ne-ung was my Boat-Steerer wh. Capacity he filled admirably during the dangerous passage we made from Tik-Koon to Oo-lu-um - our difficulty being from the gale-gusts that every now & then presented From the 1st Island we made we made considerable Nothing that advantage might be taken of the wind by raising Sail & striking down to Bay of destination. As we approached the Cluster of islands ^[[(now under sail)]] it became doubtful about passing
Transcription Notes:
In Hall's book "Ek-e-lu zhun" is spelled Ekkelezhun. "Koo-per-ne-ung" spelled Kooperneung in Hall's book is Charley's eskimo name.