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[[boxed date]] 1862 June 9th [[strikethrough]] Tu [[/strikethrough\]] Mon [[/boxed date]] Bay below here, Too-nook-jok-ping-oo-sy-ong (Bay of [[?Kobishen]]. She quickly responded to my wish. In half an hour Tuk-oo-li-tu returned with joyful face saying: Old Oo-ki-jox-y-ni-noo know & talk a good deal about long, long time ago. The old woman says that all the Innuits who were young when she was are dead - most of them died many years ago - says that: 'there is [[underlined]] no Innuit living [[/underlined]] either here - up the Inlet (Northumberland Inlet) or around Bay of Frobisher that was young when she (O.) was! The old lady talked about E-loud-ju-a-arg says that he was a great Innuit - [[underlined]] all the same a a king [[/underlined]] as expected by Tuk-oo-li-too in telling me what the old lady just said to her. E-loud-ju-aurg was very kind to the white men who lived on Kod-lu-narn - made the other Innuits kill rabits & many other animals for the white men. The white men give needles - (or some iron) to make these 9of) to the Innuits - Talked about Na-pou-e-tie-sub-bing, said there is a place near Kod-lu-narn where white men make masts & put them in a vessel. E-loud-ju-arng made a song when white men start to go home & had the Innuits who then were very numerous sing it. She (O.) had been on the Island Kod-lu-narn - had seen many little red (ong) pieces that the Innuits use to clean (brighten) the Kou-oon which the females wear on the head - has seen many small pieces of Black Stuff - & little stones that Innuits use to make Ik-ku-mien with. All these she saw on Kod-lu-narn saw also small pieces of Wood when she was young that the Kod-lu-nars left on Kod-lu-narn. Then Ookijoxyninoo's information she had from her very old Grandfather when she was a small girl - His father told him [[strikethrough]] about it[[/strikethrough]] (the old grandfather) about it. This father of the old grandfather was born before Kod-lu-nars came here - before Kod-lu-nanrn Island was thus named on this point. [[page end]] [[start page]] [[boxed date]] 1862 June 9 Mon [[/boxed date]] E-loud-ju-arng's position among the Innuits known by the [[?other]] Pe-mei-ing The talk of ship many years ago coming to Northumberland Inlet - (O's father & mother saw it. Not there for whales - made house of stone & grass. - A long time after but (before Capt Perry) a ship came & stops there all winter came for Whales. Oo-ki-jox-y then a little girl. [[note in left margin]] On board "George Henry" [[/note in left margin]] Tuesday, June 10th 1862 31° AM NW Light breeze - cloudy 47° M NW Strong - [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] 32° PM NW Cloudy - High land covered - low clouds. The start from 1st Encampment - make 4/10 miles toward Burlington Bay - turn back - stop place of 1st Enc - have an interview with "Old Oo-ki-jox-y-ni-noo" - learn from her that the white men who came here in ships long, long time ago landed & erected a monument of stone &c [[?]] - after wh. interview I start back for the ship intending to resume the trip in few days when the snow has become less in quantity on the ice. This morning the prospect favorable for fair weather. I & Ebierbing made ourselves ready for continuing journey to Bud Bay Desiring to dispense with as much weight as possible concluded to leave my canvass tent at place 1st Enc till my return having for my only covering the dome on high. Furthermore, I concluded to dispense with a part of my provisions. I has in my provision Box [[4? ?saddles]] venison - fresh venison. Now 3/4 of all fresh meat consists of water, quite an item where one has much [[?beef]] to carry. [[end page]]
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See page 544 of Hall's book.
