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when wind ceased. A few minutes wait found it Coming again - but from N.N.W. We had made 3 miles when we saw one of the Ship's Boats under sail near Island "Look-out" headed as if to meet us. The wind kept increasing until it became a moderate gale lifting up the waves till they became covered [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] in white. The sighted Boat passed us to the windward - yet near enough that we discover that it was manned by Innuits & "Jim Crow" the commander (Boat steerer) Having made a mile distant on its course [[strikethrough]] bye [[/strikethrough]] beyond us the Boats were tacked & directed toward us. A fine sight that Boat with no load save the light crew aboard of her sailing in the Strong wind & heavy sea prevailing. The mast & sail were bent on [[strikethrough]] thron [[/strikethrough]] thrown over near the water's surface - yet the boat shot ^[[bounding]] wave to wave - through wave & wave like a White Whale under fright. At last this Boat came within speaking distance giving us [[underlined]] the joyful News that Capt B. had secured [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] A Whale [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] 'Muk-ko Og-big' [[/underlined]] (two whales)!  My heart danced like the waves about us, so elated was I at this. I knew at once [[strikethrough]][[?]] [[/strikethrough]] the great, good feelings Capt. B. & all his command were experiencing & longed to join them & congratulate. The wind continued shifting ^[[more & more]] Northerly thus making our Lee-way great. Finally we down sail & the crew unpacked the oars & went at their work with a Will. By 6 O'Clock Eve, we made the entrance to the harbor where all my anticipation - & the News heard - were [[underlined]] truly confirmed [[/underlined]] for we saw that one Whale was along side the vessel, [[strikethrough]] being [[/strikethrough]] having his "blankets" removed one by one, while on the Island was the [[underlined]] unblanketed [[/underlined]] Carcass of another.  A few minutes brought us opposite side of vessel to Whale! I mounted qu^[[i]]ckly the ship's Side - & was amidst piles of Whale Bone Blubber & busy men. Behind a huge "Blanket" piece just swinging in the Gang-way I spied my friend Capt. B. Whale Spade in hand

Transcription Notes:
Partly recounted on page 449 of Hall's book. "Muk-ko" means "two," "Og-big" means whale.