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Transcription
"After coffee concluded to broil camp, loaf in the
mornig and go to Pastorfill.
A clear sun-shine day.
Aug. 12- 1897. Thursday. Near Karsuk,
Set up at 5 A.M. To prepare to move camps
to Pastorfill. The fog hangs low and it is noon before
the sun gets through. At 7.45 A.M. are push off from
shore. The four Innuit's and Dane are at the oars and
at 11 A.M. are put in about 3/4 mile east of Karsuk.
The distance covered is about 12 miles. On arriving at
the place a Klister is soon at land. We give him
a few things and in less than half an hour after his
departure numerous Innuit children and women arrive.
One old woman sports Mr. White and says she speake
English which pleased us but before our second question
is asked we discover that the knows very little of
the language. Mr. White and Lange to go to
Pastorfill to collect fossils and just as we are
ready to go the Innuits announce that their Danish
governor is coming. We go forward to meet him and
to give him letters handed us by Drv. Knutzen for
delivery. He speaks both English and German.