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I determined to go to Etah, for the double purpose of
advancing my negociation for dogs and of possible Mr. [B?]
capturing William Godfrey. The desertion of this man would have I feared a bad
effect upon his companions, if allowed to remain unmolested so near the ship.
Before I describe my journey [?]
was in fact a long walrus [?] and full of
adventure I will finish the Episode of
Godfrey. Under the circumstance I had to [?].
The sledge had privately placed within its [cage?]
a pair of foot cuffs. And I wore a [?]
leaded Colt Dex [?] concealed back of my
jumper, so as to escape the knowledge of [Netek?]
His nephew I detained on board the brig to
be carried back in a couple of days by stand
and I so disguised myself by pulling [now?]
my esquimaux jumper hood ([nessak?]) that
I could at a little distance be easily mistaken
for the [Pautek?] boy [?] place I had taken.
Imagine a long journey about 80 miles [?]
Two burrowing dirt [?] holes
are seen perforating a steep bank of snow and
[Mitek?], raiding a land [?], whips his dogs
and sings out "Etah!". I crouch behind
him pistol in hand and peer under his arm [?]
at the dark objects which crawl out like [?]
from a [hive hole?] to wellcome the return.
Among the first is long Bill waving his hands
and yelling "[Tima?]!" as loudly as the [?]
savage of them all. Almost in an [?]
I leap from the sledge and have my six
shooter at his ear.
The man
between surprise and fear
was completely broken he yielded unconditionally. Returning homeward
I kept him in advance of the sledge [?] him
at Anoratok. He is now aboard the brigt of [?] utterly [?] by a
[mangled?] walk and run of nearly 80 miles.
The foot cuffs were entirely superfluous.
EN