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Rapids below Lake Franklin July 30th 185Here?]] Here tho finding many relics they
left + arrived Point Beaufort 
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[[Passed?]] to Montreal Island Aug 1st 

"Next two Days [[devoted?]] by the entire 
party to examination of the Island +
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the small Islands in its vicinity" 
Various articles found belonging 
to the ship of Sir J. Franklin. 
Found the spot where boat was cut up & c & c 
 
Not on record =
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Crossed over to Western 
[[Main?]]-Land of Ml. Island ,,
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whole party [[?]] in making 
[[encircled]] 23 [[/encircled]] a most minute search 
[[as?]] far as ^[[the]] point of Elliot Bay 
& Reached "Point Pechel [[Lake?]]'
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Land party searched whole coast 
from between Ml Id to Point [[Pechel]] 
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Early the entire party 
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(except 2 at work in boats)
Taking the [[Haklet?]] boat 
5 men followed all the 
[[sinuosities?]] of the Coast 
while the others were spread 
at equal distances inland 
encamped [[?]] opposite 
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Maconochie Island 
only vestige found [[?]] cod 
Line + a strip of striped cotton 
on Point Ogle in an 
Esq encamp 3 or 4 years old

Explored Maconochie [[I?]]
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By launching Halkett Boat 
found nothing - 
Began to return 3 oclk PM 
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Last of party did not get
to encamp. till 10 o'clk
All done that could be
so [[said?]] 
   

Transcription Notes:
Tried including dates using [[right margin]] but there might be a better way