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[[preprinted]] April, THURSDAY, 12. 1860. [[/preprinted]] Commander of the Dundee Perry Left with Terror 14 June 1836 Jens Munk a Dane 1619 wintered Cumberland Inlet [[preprinted]] FRIDAY, 13. [[/preprinted]] of 64 sunk but 3 survived - arriving by vessel in 1620 [[line across page]] Jens in 1631 on the 22 [[strikethrough]] Sept [[/strikethrough]] reached 66°17' where he beheld the land track to the N.E. [[preprinted]] SATURDAY, 14. [[/preprinted]] which he named "Foxe his furthest". He now began to retrace his steps seeing that there was no prospect of a passage NW in this direction & it was [[strikethrough]] thought & it was [[/strikethrough]] thought too late in the season to attempt to reach Port Nelson Astor Lib. Shillingham [[encircled]] 120 [[/encircled]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] April, SUNDAY, 15. 1860. [[/preprinted]] Capt. Back corrected in Longitude by Simpson - Montreal Island Simpson Long 96 24-45 Back's Long 95-18-15 ________ 1-6-30 error 25 Geo. Miles [[preprinted]] MONDAY, 16. [[/preprinted]] Says Simpson The objects seen on this (King William) Coast are easily enumerated. A Limestone country, low & uninteresting but abounding in [[strikethrough]] deer [[/strikethrough]] rein-deer: Much litter & old native encampments [[encircled]] 379 [[/encircled]] [[preprinted]] TUESDAY, 17. [[/preprinted]] Simpson