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While Tupiks were being struck & things loaded into Boat, I went upon Cape A of sketch opposite & took ^[[Az.]] Compass bearings (see 2d page [[underlined]] Ante [[/underlined]]) As the Boat came around to X in sketch, I got aboard. "French Head" is a prominent [[strikethrough]] Bulff [[/strikethrough]] Bluff rising 300 feet almost perpendicular, the top apparently "Table-land". It consists of rock mostly of the granite order in strata dipping quite abruptly to the S.W. At its Southern base is a safe, good harbor entered by Channel C. N.E. of base shoots out a tongue of land (D) 1/3 of a mile. As we make this Point 1 mile from Enc. one of the natives saw a Took-too near base of French Head - this roused them to a hunt - I being quite willing to give them a chance to add to our stock of fresh meat the Boat was at once headed in. While all the men Innuits charged their guns & went in pursuit I proceeded to an eminence for a few Sights | Compass Bearings | In a few minutes I heard rapid ^[[gun]] reports & concluded that rein-deer was ours. Making my way in direction where I had seen the Subject of the Sport I met Annawa who said Away we go with Boat around the Point & meet the balance of the hunters who had secured the Deer. An-na-wa & the [[strikethrough]] 2 [[/strikethrough]] lady positions ^[[(2)]] of my crew at the pulling oars & I at the steering one we start & soon made into a Cove where we found every thing inviting in way of a feast. The hunters had skinned the deer & were now taking in Comforts. I joined in eating warm Venison & the marrow of Deer legs. the bone being broken by pounding with stones. Chimerarchu took the head broke open the skull & feasted on the Brains
"Susy" now & then [[strikethrough]] dipps diped [[/strikethrough]] stuck her fingers down into the paunch driving forth portions of the contents & eating the same. The Paunch was finally nicely tied up & secured that all it contained might be brought away with remainder of deer. The Innuits consider this portion & eat it as a luxury. I took a walk around the Cove  Found a ships beam high & dry on the rocks that some heavy sea at highest of tides had washed there.  It was 27 feet long 18 ins by 12

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