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1861: Oct: 8: 
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before he was born. I learn something to-night wh. it has taken nearly a year to find out - Ebierbing while interpreting for me told me that: 'the reason he ^[[(E)]] & Kood-loo did not want to go with me from the last encampment but one made in reaching Ex point of land ^[[[[strikethrough]] Las m[[?]][[/strikethrough]] last Winter]] was that they had talked it over to-gether & were afraid that all the same would happen to me ^[[to men & me]] as to the Innuits that once lived there & were lost - [[strikethrough] ]knew [[/strikethrough]] nobody knows what came of them! The excuse made at the time was that 'Too many days gone from Home by the time we could get back - that ^[[you]] (I) had told them only be gone 5 or 6 days - & now be 10 or twelve before get back'. [[underlined]] Great trouble [[/underlined]] did I have to get them to go from said last enc but one [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] in reaching the extreme, [[underlined]] to the extreme [[/underlined]] Finally they did consent to go tho for a good part of the day they acted savage like. Never will I forget their conduct going down the 2d strait [[strikethrough]] between the [[/strikethrough]] from the Ex. to get upon the Course leading to the point desired. I never could account for it till this very night! The gale furious to-night - now & then tho shielded by Bluff Mts Tupik tremble showing signs of being torn from over our heads One side gave away the base being lifted from the heavy stones holding it down. Quick work saved the Tupik!