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has visited in his life - one about 6 days journey inland from head of Rescue Bay - the other back from King-u-a near head Northumberland Inlet. These lakes are huge - the one farther from Rescue Bay is so large that cannot see anything but water - cannot see the land other side. Land around it level & without grass - all little stones the shores have Blue, green & yellow sand; all clear same as glass of same color wh he saw when in Eng'. Plenty Tuk-tu there - same this Lake one summer when he & friends ru[[?]] Tuk-tu-ing - 2 Innuits carried their Ki-as - when they came to ^[[the Kuung (river) leading from lake & vessels]] [[strikethrough]] Stream of water [[/strikethrough]] would put their ki-a in it ^[[when they could go no farther on account stones &c]] they would take Ki-as out & carry them. The river from lake runs this way - when he saw the lake near King-nu found river runs the other way - thought at first they (he & Company of Innuits) were lost! That lake also has some bright colored sand. It is [[strikethrough]] so [[/strikethrough]] ^[[very]] difficult to get hold of matters of fact from Innuits - The lake spoken of is being near head Rescue Bay or within 6 days journey it seems is nearer Tin-nuk-jok-ping-oo-sey-ong (Frobisher Bay) E describes that there are 2 rivers one emptying into said Frobisher Bay the other river N. one day quick traveling from one river around to the other - the river running N. has the colored sand in it - Also said Colored Sand a distance from the Lake - South  The land low and level - all sand & small stones - 'Sand so [underlined]] Soft [[/underlined]] that on one side [[?]] [[?]] ankle deep  as he walked along.'  Small wood now & then ^[[found]] growing - Snow & wind breaks it down many fine islands  in said lake. Smooth & same as the land - much grass & rein deer was on them - Took-tu, partridges &c plenty on them.
I have had good "talk" to-night with An-na-wa & Ou-le-kim through Ebierbing's assistance. They both (A & O) have seen the relic I so much desired to get) [[underlined]] on Oo-ping-ne-wing [[/underlined]]. In my previous notes it will be seen that I understand from An-na-wa that he had not seen

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Tin-nuk-jok-ping-oo-sey-ong [Frobisher Bay Innuit name is mentioned on page 365 of Hall's book.] I believe "E" refers to Ebierbing, who was acting as translator.