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Thursday Apr 4th 1861
Ther Bar
AM -10 29.400 Wind Light [[underlined]] (Fine) [[/underlined]]
M +12 29.400 " [[ditto for: Wind]] NW " [[ditto for: Light]] Fine
PM -4 29.400 " [[ditto for: Wind]] NW " [[ditto for: Light]] A & S
This has been a glorious day - [[underlined]] Fine! [[/underlined]] The Sun has been out all day - the air of the right temperature for out-door action.
Que-jes-se and the Sailor boy with Kummiti & dogs returned at half past 3 PM. The reason of not coming sooner was that Que-jesse & Mate Rogers went from Whale Fish Depot to the Inuit settlement N.W. They went there and returned same day. Que-jesse reports that on Tuesday, when the wind prevailed from S.W. & S.E. they (the Innuits) caught three Walrus. One was lost by the breaking up of the ice saving only the head.
Que-jes-se brought a considerable portion of a Walrus to day consisting of skin & blubber for dogs & meat for men of G.H.
"Sailor boy" returned with a nose double the size when he left having had it [[underlined]] badly [[/underlined]] frozen. Que-jesse discharged his load several miles this side of where he should, having found some difficulty in getting along as fast as he wished. These Innuits have not always the patience
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1861 Thurs April 4th
they should have to take them through difficulties. Sterry conversed with me freely to-day relative to my expedition here North!
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Apr 4/61
PM. Observations for [[underlined]] Variation [[/underlined]] Compass.
h m s [[symbol: Sun]]'s Azimuth (magnetic)
5-23-30 = N 32[[degree symbol]] W Bearing by Compass
5-29-30 = N 31[[degree symbol]] W
5-35-00 = N 30[[degree symbol]] W
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3) | 6-28-00 3) | 93 { Magnetic Azimuth as
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5-29-20 N 31[[degree symbol]] W { Mean bearing by Compass
Watch first 1-30 [+5h-29m-50s]
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Ap. Time 5h-27m-50s = 31[[degree symbol]] = ^[["Magnetic" Azimuth]]
[[strikethrough]] Magnetic Azimuth
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h m s
1st find by 5-27-50 [[underlined]] Apparent time [[/underlined]] [[?]] [[underlined]] Altitude [[/underlined]]
of Sun ([[sun symbol]])
h m s
From Noon = 5-27-50 -- 4.93455 Log Rising
Lat. N. 62[[degree symbol]] - 51 ---- 9.65927 " [[ditto for: log]] Cosine
[[sun symbol]]'s Dec. N. (Corrected) 5[[degree symbol]] 58[[feet symbol]] 50[[inch symbol]] 9.01803 " " [[dittos for: Log Cosine]]
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Natl Number 40915 = Log. 3.61185
" [[ditto for: Natl]] Cosine 54659
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" [[ditto for: Natl]] Sine -- 13744 = 7[[degree symbol]] - 54[[feet symbol]] - 00[[inch symbol]]
Parx. & [[sun symbol]] Semi Diam. [16-09] = [[encircled]] A [[/encircled]]
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Sun's
Semi - Diameter
should have
been left out
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7-37-51
Refraction - +6.46
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[[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] 7[[degree symbol]] - 44[[feet symbol]] - 37[[inch symbol]] = [[sun symbol]]'s [[underlined]] true Altitude [[/underlined]]
[[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] [[sun symbol]]
Sug Alt. = 7[[degree symbol]] -45[[feet symbol]]
[[boxed]] 900000
5-59 Desc[[guess]]
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84-01 P.D.
[[/boxed]] [[Note: three dotted lines from P.D. to next entry]]
Polar Dis. 84[[degree symbol]] - 0[[?]] [[feet symbol]]
Lat N. 62-51 Secant .... .34073
[[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] [[sun symbol]]'s Alt. 7-34 Secant .... .00399
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2) 154-37
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Sub - - 77-18 Cosine 9.34212
from - 84-01
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Remainder 6[[degree symbol]] - 43[[feet symbol]] Cosine 9.99701
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2) 9.68385
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Half Sun ------- 45[[degree symbol]] - 59[[feet symbol]] Log Cosine 9.84192
2
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[[sun symbol]]'s [[underlined]] True [[/underlined]] Azimuth N. = 91[[degree symbol]] - 58[[feet symbol]] W (^W. from the N.)
[[underlined]] Magnetic [[/underlined]] Azimuth N. 31[[degree symbol]] = 00 W
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Declination (or Variation) N. 60[[degree symbol]] - 58[[feet symbol]] W
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N. 31[[degree symbol]] - 00 W Compass Az. }
N 60[[degree symbol]] - 58[[feet symbol]] W. variation. }
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N 91[[degree symbol]] - 58[[feet symbol]] W [[sun symbol]]'s Az. = }
h m s }
= 5-27-50 P.M. Apr 4/61 }
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7-54-00
6-46
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[[sun symbol]] Alt. 70 47-14
84-01
62-51 Secant 34073
7-47 Secant 00492
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2) 154 39
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11-19-30 Cosine 9.34128
84-01
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6-41-00 Cosine 9.99704
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2) 9.68307
46-01 = Cosine 9.84153
2 N
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92 02 }
31 00 }
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[[underlined]] 61[[degree symbol]] - 02[[feet symbol]] W. Var
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[[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] Correction made bearing out the S[[?]] [[sun symbol]] 16[[feet symbol]] - 09[[inch symbol]] above tho' P[[?]] have been [[?]]
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