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[[symbol: cross]] Apr. 7th 1861 Ther Bar AM -2 29.050 Wind N.W (Light) Fair M +17 29.025 " " " [[dittos for: Wind N.W Fair]] P.M. -5 28.875 " " " " [[dittos for: Wind N.W (Light) Fair]] A & S Another fine day - calm & warm - one that we all enjoy. Charley ([[space]]) & boy Smith returned this P.M. They not only carried over the load taken from here, but returned 1/3 the way took on a cask of things left some time since & carried it over to Whale Fishing depot. Noon observations (from ship) (By [[underlined]] Pocket Sextant [[/underlined]]) h m s [[strikethrough]] 41-58-45 67[[degree symbol]]-45[[feet symbol]] [[vertical with line above and below text]] Pocket Sex No sex[[?]] [[/vertical with line above and below test]] Watch fast on Apparent Time 12-04-20 67[[degree symbol]]-43[[feet symbol]] 2m - 45Sec. 12-07-20 67-43 Cor. Times 12-16-30 67-38 from 12-19-00 67-35 Noon Table XXXIII [[line]] 4/ 270-39 1-35 - - 2.5 [[line]] 2/ 67-39-45 4-35 -- 21. [[line]] 33-49-52 13-45 -- 189. 16-08 16-15 -- 264. Pa[[?]]x & Semi D [[line]] [[line]] 34[[degree symbol]] -06-00 4| 476.5 Add to Elevate [[sun symbol]] to Merid. 2[[feet symbol]]-11[[inch symbol]] [[line]] [[line]] 34-08-11 119.1 Refraction - 1 24 1.1 [[line]] [[/line]] 34 06-57 119.1 90-00-00 1191 [[line]] [[line]] [[boxed]] 6-55-58.0 4-03.3 [[line]] 7-00-07.4 Corrected Drc. [[/boxed]] 55-53-0[[?]] [[encircled]] 3 [[/encircled]] 60 ) 131.01 [[encircled]] 2[[feet symbol]] - 11[[inch symbol [[/encircled]] - 7-00-0[[?]] [[encircled]] 7 [[/encircled]] 120 [[line]] [[line]] 62[[degree symbol]] -53-04 Lat. N. 11 [[line across page]] h m s 2 12-32-00 = 67[[degree symbol - 21[[feet symbol]] [[line]] W. fast 2-45 33-40-30 | Call lat [[?]]2-52 Cosine 9.65902 [[line]] M 29-15 16-08 | Co[[?]] Declination " [[ditto for: Cosine]] 9.99675 Time from [[line]] 33-56-38 | Log Ris. App. To [[?]] 2.91519 Index E 1-45 - Ref. 1-24 -3.09 [[line]] [[boxed]] Index error should have been su[[?]] from ob Alt H [[/boxed]] 33-53 29 | 372, = 2.57096 55750 [[line]] Natl Cozine of Merid Z. Dist 56122 = 55-51-30 Corrected Declination - - 7-00 01 [[line]] By Large Sex Lat. N. - - 62-51-31 Index Error 1[[feet symbol]] -45[[inch symbol]] subtractive. I fear there is unobserved error [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] in Artificial Horizon. The difference in above Latitudes is not quite 2 mins (not a serious diff) yet this should not be. [[end page]] [[start page]] 1861 Apr 7th [[symbol: cross]] Ebierbing & Tuk-oo-li-too did not come to-day. To-night a a later hour the Aurora Fine in the S & SW. Under the kind & skillful care of Capt. Budington I have nearly recovered from my disability resulting from abscess on my left shoulder blade. By the by, I have been astonished at the frequent results I have witnessed this Winter of the medicinal qualifications & practice of Capt. B. among the sick of his Ship's Co. In no case but [[strikethrough]] immediate relief has [[/strikethrough]] excellent good has resulted to the patient. One time this Winter Ugarny came hurriedly to the vessel drawn by dogs. He was almost dead. In 2 days this Innuit departed [[strikethrough]] a cured [[/strikethrough]] a restored man by the immediate, skillful actions of Capt. B. Monday Apr 8 1861 Ther Bar AM 0 28.80 Wind N.W Very Light - Fair M +2 [[strikethrough]] 61 26[[degree symbol]] [[/strikethrough]] 28.80 " [[ditto for: Wind]] N.E. Fresh (Thick Clouds) PM +6 28.85 " [[ditto for: Wind]] N.E. Strong " " [[dittos for: (Thick Clouds)]] At 12 M Ebierbing & Kood-loo arrived with 5 dogs & Kummitie. They stop until to-morrow. Cook & cooking stove moved up from the Winter Quarters (the ship's hole) to deck to-day!
