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do, it will be a great relief from bummers of great perseverance.

________ Monday June 17 _____________
NNE 2. N.3. W 1 NW 1. N 3. deserted village on N sd all the Inhabitants (Kutchakutchin) died a year or two ago of scarlet fever. NE 5. NE by N 2. N 2.
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Start about 8 PM, and pull through some very strong water. The canoe has to put back on account of a leak but soon rejoins us. A strong wind with showers springs up and our little bidarra sails though some very rough water very well although all hands have to lay low to keep her dry. Chi at half past 12. The Indians except one, leave us going faster than we do, they will reach the fort several days before us. Come round a point and see a moose just going into the water. The canoe & the Indian in his birch, [[?]] after it & he kills it with 

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his knife alone. It was a [[?]] not very large. Two of our men get into a [[tuede?]]. Jon & the Bidarshik and I have to punch his nose, finally, to stop it. camp on the point about 5. Get a pair of small gulls of which I keep the head &c of one [[male symbol]] and a large one [[male symbol]] which I skin. I have no place to pack specimens & they look pretty rough after a few days and I cannot collect as many as I could wish for the same reason. I only keep one of a kind 
The ring legged mosquitoes carry their [[bill?]] straight, & the little ones, down.

_______ Tuesday June 18 _______________
N 2. E 3 Mts in distance S. sd white (not snow. a range some rather high. N E 1. N 1. See Lynx Canad. New large gull eyes [[?]] yel. & small one gray & black NE 2