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[[line]] Friday June 11th 1880 [[line]]

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Time   | Barom. |  Air  | Water |  Wind Hyg
6 A.M. | 29.90  | 44    |  49   |  SE by W.
12 M.  |   .86  | 45    |  49   |  " [[ditto for: SE] 49 1/2 49
6 P.M. |   .82  | 44    |   47  |  W  45 1/2 45
Weather showery, evening clearing with promise of fair weather tomorrow.
Obtain for the Survey a number of mss  charts belonging to Uzhin, an old pilot here several of which are unpublished and all valuable. Also some duplicate Tebenkoff charts from a store he has for sale. Mr. Spuhn of the Northwestern Trading Co. dines on board.

[[line]] Saturday June 12th [[line]]
6 A.M. | 29.96  | 42     | 44  | W  41 1/2  42
12 M.  |   .96  | 48     | 49  | W  50 1/2  50
6 P.M. |   .92  | 47 1/2 | 48  | W  50      49 1/2
Morning early, fine; later clouds over. Accept Capt. Beardslee's invitation to visit Noquashinski Inlet in the steam launch starting at 10 A.M.
Stopped first at Hunter's Point near old Sitka where Cutting & Co had a cannery (not now in operation  which put up 7000 cases salmon last year. Went ashore and exam-
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ined the establishment and then proceeded on our way.
Anchored in a small bight just within the entrance of Big Noquashinski Bay. Bearings with pocket compass from stern of steam launch as follows:
NE. pt. of Id. across entrance   N.40°W.
SE  "   "  " [[dittos for: pt. of Id.]] about  W.
NE  "   " [[dittos for: pt. of]] cove where we are   N34W
SW  "   "  "    "     "  " [[dittos for: pt. of cove where we are]]  S24W.
S   "   " [[dittos for: pt. of]] Halleck Id. about W.
Mouth of stream  " [[ditto for: about]]  E.
Top Beehive Id.           N70°W
SE. pt Krestoff Id        S50E.
Further end large island in entrance  N.60W.
Nearer  "   "     "      "    " [[dittos for: end large island in entrance]]    N40W.
From the last point to NE. pt. of cove where we are anchored, by estimate of all present is not less than half a mile showing that this entrance is nearly as wide as the length of the two channel Ids. and hence must be considerably wider than is shown in the old Russian chart of this vicinity. The scenery here is remarkably fine. Off the bight leading toward Katlean Bay are two wooded islets and some bare rocks


 

Transcription Notes:
Mr. Spuhn is correct. It is Id. or Ids, abbreviation for island/islands, not 2d or 2ds. See pp. 5 & 7 for how to transcribe dittos, and for suggestions on tables. Use & in place of +, when + is used to mean "and".