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Beach to Whale Vertebra foot of bank
Staff reads 15 1/2 Lower Wires S 48° W
Vert angle ----

[[underline]] Tuesday June 3d 1873 [[/underline]]
2 Cables Lgth offshore, middle of anchorge
21 fms -- 22 fms 24 1/2 Course SSE
outer breaker in one with W head of Natukin Bay S.E. about midway
30 fms no soundings 

Peak bears W.N.W. Spit N.     30 fms 20 bottom
  "    "     "     "  NE by W    "       "

Course NNE End of Spit N.E.
25 1/2 fms bottom hard sand - 

Morning after breakfast go out in the anchorage and
take some soundings and drudge a little to determine the character
of the bottom. Back to camp about noon take a cup of tea & start for
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