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[[boxed]] 1862 Apr 7 Mond [[/boxed]] over the snow wreaths (hillocks of snow) that were constantly occurring in our passage here. Happily the snow on the ice of this Bay is in excellent condition for travelling. The latter part of the way here it was firm, so good indeed that 3 at a time rode on the sledge the dogs keeping up quite good speed. I paced the distance here. Of course I keep up a careful account of distance & courses by dead reckoning as well as taking up opportunity for Lat & Long. by Astronomical observations. I sketched the coast as I passed along also. After starting out from Oo-pung-ne-wing in the direction of Que-jin at the head of a Bay by that place there is visible a [[strikethrough]] mountaid [[/strikethrough]] mountain of well defined peaks - this I made for my course a while. When I started on the course leading to it the apex of the Island ^[[Oo-pung-ne wing]] runs in here with it. - a few moments after I found the compass varying 2[[degree symbol]] - that is either the mountains, or Island or Compass had changed position! On getting into course (336[[degree symbol]]) by Compass the line of Peak & apex of Oo-mar-nung[[guess]] 2[[degree symbol]] apart! I knew well the phenomenon of the needle changing in this region - in a few moments (instantly often) therefore I was at no loss to decide that the Compass & not the land had changed. By 12 (Meridian) we had only made ^[[only]] 4 1/2 miles. We were then in E. side of the Bay wh. I hope to explore & survey to-morrow close by the land - [[strikethrough]] was a [[/strikethrough]] a place called by the Innuits I-ker-nee-ung It is a low grassy slope at the base of high land where Innuits make summer encampment. Tu-nuk-de-lien told me that just offshore but a [[end page]] [[start page]] [[boxed]] 1862 Apr 7 Mon [[/boxed]] short distance a whole Oo-min (family boat) of Innuits were lost many years ago. A sudden wind from N.W. capsized the Boat & all perished - men women & Children a large number of them. The Oo-min full of Innuits therefore there must have been 25 to 30 as that number are frequently seen in summer making excursions in their large Boats (Oo-min-enc) When 6 miles from Oo-pung-ne-wing met "Jim Crow" (an Innuit that goes by that name among the Whalers) with small sledge & team of 4 dogs. A young brother of his was with him. He had started off very early from Oo-pung-ne-wing, young sealing. He is son of old An-turk-pa-nu was the husband of the Innuit woman I attempted to rescue & save at the head of Rescue Bay last Feb. He had "hooked" one seal - a pik-a-niny, white as snow. This he had upon his sledge. Had found the "Igloo" of another & hooked the very young seal but it got free & went down the seal hole before he could secure it. Stopped with him 1/2 hour allowing him & his brother to feast on our Walrus beef. Learned that he had been up as far as Que-jion this place W. side of Bay by wh. we have 2d encampment. ^[[Wrote brief note to Lamb & sent it by Jim Crow.]] Arrived at 2d enc. h IV - m 06 P.M. (IX by Chro) As I intend to make my encampment at each important Bay going up Bay of Frobisher I had fixed upon this point to make a stop. While Koo-jes-se & Sharkey proceeded to build our Igloo I went upon a small island by the Channel running bet. the main land & the Islands near it & took observations for Time & Variations - also to make Solar bearings re Oo-pung-ne-wing in a view but land above closed in by high land ^[[close by]] [[strikethrough]] NW of [[/strikethrough]] the Point of Que-jin
