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a 120 fathom line as chaining is impossible. The attempt fails as I supposed it would. Must remeasure with the telemeter. Day ends calm w light E air, and heavy coat of ice on small harbor. [[line]] Friday Dec. 29, 1871 [[line]] Bar 29.912 Ther. 34 Min 21. Max 35. Wind very light SE. Clear & fine. Small harbor solidly frozen over. Go to Spithead to remeasure base line with telemeter. [[chart follows, with subject headings of:]] Station. Reading. Vert angle. Meters Spithead to A 100 0 100.000 B 232 1/2 0 232.500 C 318 1/2 .55' 318.413 D 253 0.15' 252.998 E 233 -0.15' 232.998 F 84 .45 84.916 G 330 +.40 329.930 --------- 327535 122422 --------- 1550.755 [[end page]] [[start page]] [[horizontal line across page]] Remarks [[horizontal line across page]] A is about 10 ft. from edge of spit, W. Side. about middle of shallow bight. B is on the beach a little below highwater mark. W.side of spit over shallow bight and along beach. C on left of bank, W. side of spit. Sight on rather deep bight. D across narrowest part of spit. Near edge of beach about 10 ft above hw. mark, W. side very near parallel with spit. E on E. side, on beach above hwmark, over beach. F along beach to edge of water. Station-edge of water. About half tide. G Over water along beach. About high w mark on beach E side