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July 30/60

steering S.W. - Whether an American or English ship no one could tell.

About 9 O'Clock this eve we came within three miles of "Tao-Kur" [[insertion circled]] Equinox [[/insertion circled]] on "Sanderson Tower" the West side Northumberland Sound & tacked ship bearing away S.E. (true)
There were twenty Ice-bergs within sight scattered ^[[insertion]] here & there [[/insertion]] (along in a line) near to the coast.  Here is a matter of question.  Why is it that the Bergs hug the coasts on the West sides of Northumberland Inlet [[strikethrough]][?]] & that up [[/strikethrough]] Davis Strait?  I may add the west side of the waters between Norway & Greenland & of Fox Channel.  The temperature of the waters on the East side Northumberland Inlet & its middle was 36° - on the West side ^[[insertion]] to-night [[/insertion]] when we tacked ship 33°- but one degree above freezing point of fresh water.  Where we were this morning, West side of Davis Strait, the temperature of the water was just 33°, exactly the same as in the former Case!
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July 30th  1860

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