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them without [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] reverting to the oars as oun-lu-may was great. Wind then a gale heaving up the Sea in wild mad waves - every few moments a dash of sea-water flying over us as if to wet us down & then engulph us! My cloak saved me from many a "wash" that otherwise would have been penetrated skin deep making me as uncomfortable as one could well be. This cloak lends its kindly folds [[strikethrough]] day [[/strikethrough]] daily & night to my feeble limbs - it is a 'hang-by' on all trying occassions. Arriving [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] to a point near ^[[one of]] the islands, a heavy gust came from over the high land [[strikethrough]] wh [[/strikethrough]] (East side) & swept us along down near a reef where breakers roared. Quickly the oars were out - the sail let loose & we almost hugging rocks. Rapid strokes soon placed us in deep water & out of the [[underlined]] great [[/underlined]] danger that for a few moments we were in
VI-30 Chro  arrived Ood-loo-zoung Cape N. Side entrance Bay leading up to Ek-e-lu zhun.
Here I took a few compass bearings - walked around - laid down in the lee side of some rocks - & took a smoke with the Innuits. Many relics of Innuits here - Recent signs same up wh. "Miner" gathered up to wit, pieces of rope wh. probably came from the English wrecked Whaler. The use intended of this material wadding for his gun. The wind blew furiously, sweeping down from the Bay we desired to enter with Moderate hurricane [[strikethrough]] gale [[/strikethrough]] power. We remained here one hour - the wind [[strikethrough]] moderating [[/strikethrough]] abating a little we started up the little Bay.
We kept well in to the land it was left us the waves were

Transcription Notes:
Miner's eskimo name is "Koo-ter-e-neir."