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[[boxed date]] 1862 Apr 27 + [[for Sunday]] [[/boxed date]] discoveries I have made relative to the identical places taht Martin Frobisher & his Expeditions visited near three Centuries [[underlined]] ago - of the Relics [[/underlined gathered up (& now [[strikethrough]]possed[[/strikethrugh]] possessed by the writer of this) [[strikethrough]]for[[/strikethrough]] on those places. England especially will be deeply interested to learn of my discoveries - of my work here. It was under the patronage of the British Government that the daring indomitable, persevering, bold Columbus of the North (Frobisher) made his Voyages here in the early day he did As if he remained unknown to the Civilized World. The precise region N. that Frobisher discovered & visited will not that Government be interested to learn the determination of this matter as I have now determined it? Not only by notice that will be identified as belonging to the Age when Frobisher [[strikethrough]]visited[[/strikethrough]] made his Voyages have but by the traditionary history that I have gained from the Innuit People. Their history of the 5 white Men lost by Frobisher - of their building a Ship on Kod=lu-narn - of their sad fate. Will not Eng. be anxious to learn of this? Will the Geophysical World not be ^[[interested]] [[strikethrough]]satisfied[[/strikethrough]] to gain the discovery I have also made that "Frobisher Strait" has no existence - that the so called Strait is but a deep Bay terminating in Long. 70° W. Lat 62°-46'N? Will not the same be also interested in my exploring Work of some 400 or 500 miles of hitherto uncharted coast have N.? [[underlined]] Above all [[/underlined]] will not my Grinnell, my warm, ardent, free supporter in the Mission for wh. I came here N. Will not he rejoice at the successI have met in developing the mysteries of 3 Centuries & in all else I have done? Will not every one directly interested in my voyage N [[end page]] [[start page]] [[boxed date]] Apr 27 + [[for Sunday]] [[/boxed date]] [[top line of text is partially obscured by page fold-over]] be gratified at the Work ^[[?]] [[strikethrough]] ? ? [[/strikethrough]] the [[?]] instrument in the Hands of High Heaven, ^[[have been]] performing? The Sealers & hunters returned at VIII PM. The Seal dog arrived some minutes before dragging a large seal wh. Koo-jes-se shot the the open water. They shot to-day 4 Kil-le-lu-gung (White Whale) but they sunk & this a very great loss to us. They saw large numbers of White Whales. Ducks & Nowyers. Saw also several Seals popping up their heads & [[?lrm & ?them.]] Indeed "plenty abounds" near by - the thing is to get it after you know where it is. Ducks at this season very shy. Henry returned VIII-30 PM - He went to both places *th & &th Encs. Little Au-nu-tuk-en tung, daughter of Kop-e-o accompanied him from latter place to where Ook-gook - [[strikethrough]]all[[/strikethrough]] al-loo is. Henry got but one of the stray dogs the other taken by Oo-soo-loo &^[[he going [[strikethrough]]??[[/strikethrough]] Sealing . Mother Pe-ta-to made enquiry about her pik-a-nin-y (myself). The nation hard up - got nothing. Since we left there. My sighting during the day with "spy" flocks containing [[underlined]] thousands & thousands [[/underlined]] of Ducks flying over & down into the open water space below. My dish of [[?"Service "]]! [["?"]] my Cook. The water sprinkling on nose on head of seal by Sharkey as it lay on bottom of Igloo prepratory to opening it up for Feast. The Seal Feast. The "fire-light" - both sides of the house all ablaze to-night. Kin-gaite heights]] never looked down on a semi-globe of fire that was half as bright as our Igloo to-night. Henry has really eaten of raw Seal till he says he's full! A better time must ^[[certainly]] [[strikethrough]]really[[/strikethrough]] be here. Raw meat is good eating to those who like it. I like it. But after all I now & then think: How excellent ^[[it]] would be to [[?pass]] [[end page]]
