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[[boxed date]] 1862 June ?10 Tues [[/boxed date]] As Ebierbing was out of all seal [[strikethrough]]?and[[/strikethrough]](had nothing ?remaining for Tuk-oo-li-too )I made him a present of the Took-loo. It was the same that Ebier-bing had brought to the Ship a few days before & given to me. I intended to have some good feast on this lucious meat but I sacrificed these hopes [[strikethrough]]to[[/strikethrough]] ^[[for]] more substantial fare. Kood-loo told Ebierbing last eve that he should need his dogs therefore this would leave only 1/2 team to prosecute my Journey. I understand the game. [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]] I met it by promising to give Caps, powder & for their use on my return. This made all right. When I had finished my breakfast & was proceeding to take my "traps" to the sledge, I saw that there were strong indications of my having additional Company - John Bull & his wife. I made enquiry of E. if "John Bull" & his Kok-en-zhun were intending to go to Oo-kood-lear & if they thought of going with me? E. answered that they were going no farther than Sing-eye-yer as not far distant - only about 2 or 3 miles from the Cape N. Side entrance Rescue Bay. I made up my mind to submit to so much of the annoyances & "draw-backs" wh. were being thrust upon me [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]] in accordance to established cannons of Innuits. John Bull & his wife effects were packed upon my sled leaving me but little chance to carry on my work throwing logs & keeping Chros in [[strikethrough]]proposition[[/strikethrough]] proper position. Well all ready to start, another Innuit joined me - having his gear and bags fastened to the sled - This was too much, but I "bit my lip" & Kept my [[underlined]]temper[[/underlined]]. Kood-loo was the last to join. He too was only going to Sing-eye-yer. I mistrusted ^[[at last that]] this was all"Clap-Trap" only mean means to get a start with me and then continue on nearly the extent of my journey. There were 4 on the sledge nearly all the time. John Bull would occasionally exchange seats with his wife walking while she rode - ride while she walked -of course they left me completely blocked - I could really do nothing. I had no snow shoes on I would have walked (& paced). A few minutes after rounding the Cape at the N. Side entrance R Bay, the dogs ?scented Took-too & struck to the windward wh. was at an angle of 75 degrees or so to the left of course. However they were soon checkeded - The Innuit proceeded at once on to a small island near by - sighted around - When they returned E. said that they had got sight of Muk-tu [[?(too)]] Took-too reindeer. The three commenced to load guns. I told E. that I wished to go on - that Kood-loo & John Bull could stop & hunt as long as they pleased while could push ahead with my work. Nothing I [[strikethrough]] as they pleased[[/strikethrough]] could say would prevail when E. to relinquish his [[end of page]] [[beginning of page]] [[boxed date]] June 10 Tues [[/boxed date]] purpose of ?returning to prosecute the hunt. I was obliged to put up with this - tho I determined that as soon as possible I would devise a plan to get out of the [[underlined]]L??d, maybe ?He_l, for hell?[[/underlined]] I had so unexpectedly & subtly been driven to. It was XII-32 by Chro (say XII-32 AM) when this stop was made - After the 3 Innuit hunters had left I & Kokerzhun went upon the small Island near by where I took compass sights & awaited the return of the said hunters. At h3-00 Chro (h10 AM) the report of the guns were heard in the direction of Sing-eye-yer I & K left the Island the latter assuming the charge of the dogs as driver proving in four minutes time that she was an expert at the business. The wind had now ?freshened up to a strong breeze from N.W. While making for the Point where the hunters had preceeded, the ?piece of Polar Bear skin belonging to "John Bull" (used under the left hand & elbow when ?crawling for ?Sand) blew off & rolled like a wheel swiftly before the wind. Before coming up with it I had a pace up 1/4 mile. No great pacification that matters to an already ruffled mind. At 3-30 chro (10-30 AM) was met by the hunters who [[strikethrough]] had all [[/strikethrough had all fired at the Tuk-too but missed A loss to me of [[strikethrough]]?time[[/strikethrough]] ?take & 4 hours by this Took-too hunt. The sledge again loaded down with "John Bull" & Kood-loo (both lazy Innuits) again we start out X-45 AM. I enquired in a few minutes of E. if Kood-loo, "Johnny Bull & his wife were not going on to Oo-kood-lear with us? E. answered that as they did not kill any took-too wh. they the 3) had just been after that "John Bull" & his wife were going right along with us to O. As I now could see this full fate to wh. I was destined if I continued farther on this trip, I immediately determined what to do. I kept myself ([[underlined]] to all appearances[[/underlined]] in excellent good humor for several minutes when I told E. that as the snow was so deep & soft - that we should probably have very bad travelling nearly all the way up to Ookoodlear I had concluded to turn about & go back to the ship - & when the snow should melt off the sea-ice, as it would in a few days, I would then take by a resume my sledge trip to Oo-kood-lear Bay. This E. communicated to Kood-loo & "Johnny Bull". The latter was very mad - so much so that he seemed proposing some diabolical deed - of bringing into service his Ball loaded gun. I kept my eye on his movements - Kokerzhan went up to him [[strikethrough]] talked [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]]Peace[[/underlined]] words [[strikethrough]] to him [[/strikethrough]] wh. softened down his deadly intents. In the mean time my sledge was unlashed & the various articles of Johnny Bull taken off & packed by him into a very small sled of his to wh. he attached his large fine sledge Dog. After Kokerzhan had quieted the fighting propensities of her [[?winga]], the [[?same]] was lashed with the other things onto the one dog sled. This done, I told E. to [?]] start bidding Kood-loo, "Johnny Bull" & Kok-er-zhan, Tu-boo-en-tie! Of course I got no response but hard-looks except from K. who knew my purpose & desired to aid me ^[[in carrying it out.]] [[end of page]]
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"Throwing logs" (see pages 521 &539 of Hall's book) a method of measuring distance traveling by dog sled.
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