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Monday May 26th 1862
+20° AM NW Light Heavy fog [[boxed note]] At 12 Midnight then 16° & weather fine[[/boxed note]]
+50° M NW " " " [[note right margin]] all day [this eve [fog snow falling [[/note right margin]]
+28° PM [[strikethrough]] NW [[/strikethrough]] Calm [[ditto for Light, ditto for Heavy, ditto for fog]]
King-wat-che-ung ("Bob") arrived back from Oo-pung-ne-wing 1 PM. He says three Ook-gooks were caught by the natives over there yesterday 2 by An-nu-wa & 1 by Shev-ek-koo & says that Smith (Robt) & his boats crew came up from Og-bier-seer-o-ping & arrived there yesterday AM & returned in the PM. - that he (Smith) came up for one of Ar-talk-pan-nu's sons. He brings the news of the death of the old Innuit's daughter who stopped aboard awhile after the Men Innuits left the place of their [[strange mark]] Igloo V? ? ]] the G.H. The mother & her ^[[?tonny]] daughter were both aboard for several days. They have been living down at Og-bier-seer-o=ping since G.H.'s Company removed there. Young Smith (Henry) went down Smith's boat. Ebierbing & his family removed down the Bay to-day. Before starting I gave them a breakfast of on cold rock pemican, Tuk-oo-loo-too has been busily engaged repairing my clothing since my return U-garng brought me in another Took-too loin just as he was about to start off with E. by the by u=garng while on his way down from Oo-kood-lear bay shot 2 Seals at one shot the ball passing throiugh the head of one into the mouth &* out of the neck of another. One seal (a bull) he brought down with [[?line]] After giving "Bob" a good dinner of Walrus meat he started off on the tracks leading to where E. & K have removed.
Before starting he brough me a Walrus head with one tusk I gave him what he wanted - Kud-lu-yen (Buck shot) for it
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of course I bought this article on ivory material for the G.H. The Steward & Fluker engaged to-day working off [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]] paint work around ship's The time is drawing near when we expect to be released from our ice-prison & depart for [[?]] Two months more,it is [[strikethrough]]? ?]] hoped will find us on our way soon as an opportunity occurs. I intend to go over to Oo-pung-ne-wing & make careful survey of "Countess of Warwick's Sound" - of Kod-lu-narn, Ni-oun-te-lik & other points about there. Especially shall devote time & attention to the Island Kod-lu-narn. May remain there 2 weeks - perhaps more perhaps less. I have much yet to do. I have felt more like doing [[underlined]] nothing [[since my return from my sledge trip up Bay of Frobisher. My intention that way has been indulged. I begin to find the better for it. I hope never again to pass the days so painfully fraught with anxiety & perplexity as on that sledge trip. May I ever be delivered or ensnared from such d - ls as Koo-jes-se, Twe-nuk-de-lu & "Jennie.
Sharkey will long live in my affections & memory as a noble Innuit.
Tuesday, May 27th 1862
+21° AM Calm - Fine but for an hour [[underlined]] fair [[/underlined]]
+45 M. " [[?Fuzy]]
+25 PM " Heavy fog Land out of sight
A part of this day been engaged in making lid & fastenings to my provision Box. When I go to Oo-pund-ne-wing & other places intended, I wish to have what little food I have where I know where it is & what becomes of it. I have now a padlock on said box. If [[strikethrough]] there are [[strikethrough]] any Innuits shall feel disposed to break into it they can bet it will be done with additional trouble from simply turning screws.
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