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[[boxed]] 1861 Apr 12 Fri. [[/boxed]] [[strikethrough]] * Paces from station where I take that angle of Mountain 125 [[/strikethrough]] (Already * down) [[line across page]] Bearings by Az. Compass from top of Mount Budington; [[left column]] Vessel ^[[in Rescue Harbor) 76[[degree symbol]] Parker Bluff 74[[degree symbol]] Frenchman Head 108[[degree symbol]] Lufton Mount 115[[degree symbol]] Grinnell Mount 347[[degree symbol]] Centre Cyrus W. } Field Mt } 354[[degree symbol]] SE Extreme of land } S.E. Side Rescue Bay } trending S.E. } 164[[degree symbol]] Monumentat } Island } [[image - sketch of Island]] } = 194[[degree symbol]] ^[[See 2d page August 27 1860]] S.W. Ex. of spit } of land N. Side} new entrance } "Rescue Bay" } = 136[[degree symbol]] *S.E point of Middle Island toward head of Rescue Bay [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] 38[[degree symbol]] Ravine ^[[ [[strikethrough]] Mark [[/strikethrough]] ]] opposite } side R. Bay = } = 22[[degree symbol]] [[line]] (Return) [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] on getting down the mountain, directed ^[[our steps]] to the vessel - Course - - - - 76[[degree symbol]] from foot of Mount) Paces 1032 X 2 X 2,5 = [[underlined]] 5160 [[/underlined]] =(5160) feet Arrived at vessel at one P.M. [[/left column]] [[right column]] Angles by Pocket Sextant from top Budington Mount. [[line with loops]]] Parker's Bluff to Frenchman's Head --- 35[[degree symbol]] - 12[[feet symbol]] Lupton Mount to S.E. } X of Land between } Frobisher Bay at Rescue ^[[Bay]] } Called on ^[[Eng.]] Church "Hall's Isd" } 48[[degree symbol]] - 40[[feet symbol]] Lupton Mt. to apparent Channel ^[[S. Easterly]] leading through the Bridge of land trending S.E. S.E. X of Hall Island [[encircled]] * [[/encircled]] to Monumental Isd. 30[[degree symbol]] - 22[[feet symbol]] ([[encircled]] * [[/encircled]] Easterly) Said x of said Island (H. Ild) to [[?]] Island 20[[degree symbol]] -00) "George T. Jones" Mount (between Lupton Mt. & (said Channel) Easterly from Frenchman's Head 24[[degree symbol - 00[[feet symbol]]) { Lupton Mt. to deck [[?]] Easterly 36[[degree symbol]] - 30[[feet symbol]] { Vessel to S. E. ex. of { "Hall Island" 88[[degree symbol]] - 16[[feet symbol]] { Grinnell Mount at { Head of Rescue Bay to { Vessel G.H. in Rescue { Harbor 89[[degree symbol]] - 45[[feet symbol]] [[end of middle column]] [[/right column]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[boxed]] 1861 Apr 12 Fri [[/boxed]] P.M. Observations for Time: Index [[?]] - 1[[feet symbol]] -45[[inch symbol]] h m s [[degree symbol]] [[feet symbol]] [[inch symbol]] 3 - 39 - 15 [[checkmark]] 44 - 44 - 00 [[checkmark]] 3 - 45 - 00 [[checkmark]] 43 - 30 - 00 [[checkmark]] 3 - 48 - 10 [[checkmark]] 42 - 56 - 15 [[checkmark]] 3 - 51 25 [[checkmark]] 42 - 12 - 00 [[checkmark]] 3 - 53 - 30 [[checkmark]] 41 - 45 - 00 [[checkmark]] 4 - 05 - 15 [[checkmark]] 39 - 20 - 30 [[checkmark]] [[line]] [[line]] 6) 23hr - 02m - 35sec/ 6) 254 -27-45 [[checkmark]] [[line]] [[line]] .3 - 50 - 25.8 42 - 24 - 37.5 [[checkmark]] Sub.gain [[?]] W. 4.8 42 - 24 -37.5 [[checkmark]] [[line]] Watch 3 - 50 21.0 [[Note: dotted line from last entry to right of page encircling 3-58-46, then to same entry in lower portion of page]] [[line]] 1 - 45 [[checkmark]] [[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] [[Note: line from 'A' pointing to entry 3- 50 21.0 above]] [[line]] 2) 42 - 22 - 52 [[checkmark]] [[line]] [[to right]] 3 - 58 - 46 3 - 50 - 21 [[line]] [[encircled]] 8 - 25 [[/encircled]] [[/to right]] 21 - 11 - 26 [[checkmark]] [[sun symbol]] Semi D & Px +16 - 07 [[checkmark]] [[line]] 21 - 27 - 33 [[checkmark]] Ref. ...... 2 - 24 [[line]] 21[[degree symbol]] - 25[[feet symbol]] - 09[[inch symbol]] [[Note: two lines pointing from previous entry to following entry]] [[sun symbol]]'s True Central Al Lat. 62[[degree symbol]] - 52[[feet symbol]] - 00[[inch symbol]] Secant .34098 [[dotted line, right side and top of following word]] Polar Dis 81 - 05 - 46 Cosecant .00526 [[boxed]] 8 [[degree symbol]] - 46[[feet symbol]] - 58.1[[inch symbol]] +7 - 156 [[line]] 8[[degree symbol]] - 54[[feet symbol]] - 13.7 90 - 00 - 00 [[/boxed]] [[line]] 2) 165 - 22 - 55 [[line]] 82 - 47 - 27 Cosine 9.10456 21 - 25 - 09 [[line]] [[encircled]] Cor. Dec[[?]] [[/encircled]] 21 - 25 - 09 [[line]] 61 - 16 - 18 Sine 9.94295 [[line]] [[line]] 2) 19.39375 [[line]] [[line]] P.M. h m s [[underlined]] Apparent time } = 3 - 58 - 46 [[/underlined]] = Sine = 9.69687 { [[encircled]] of observation. [[/encircled]] +40 = Equation of Time [[encircled]] B 3 - 59 - 26 h m s [[/encircled]] [[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] { Brought down - } h m s { Time of Watch } = 3 - 50 - 21 ] Difference of Watch ] & My Chro on making ] observations [[underlined]] 4 - 45 - 00 - [[/underlined]] ] Time of Chro. } = 8 - 35 - 21 ] on Making ob. } ] By Rate give of } ] Chro New London ^[[ [[underlined]] Fast [[/underlined]] ]] } [[underlined]] -10 - 34.7 [[/underlined]] = [[encircled]] Fast on Greenwich [[/encircled]] [[line]] 8 - 24 - 46.3 ] (Apparent } = 3 - 59 - 26 } with Equation } [[line]] [[encircled]] B [[/encircled]] 4 - 25 2 D. 3 } h. m. s. } [[line]] [[to right boxed]] May 3 1860 June 30 " [[ditto for: 1860]] July 31 " [[ditto for: 1860]] Aug 31 " [[ditto for: 1860]] Sept 30 " [[ditto for: 1860]] Oct 31 " [[ditto for: 1860]] Nov 30 " [[ditto for: 1860]] Dec 31 " [[ditto for: 1860]] Jan 31 1861 Feb 28 " [[ditto for: 1861]] Mar 31 " [[ditto for: 1861]] Apr 12 " [[ditto for: 1861]] [[line]] 319 [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] 1.3 [[encircled]] Rate given Gain one 3/10 Sec per day [[/encircled]] 3 - 40+ 6 - 54 = = 10 - 34.7 N. [[?]] M. Sec [[/to right boxed]] Difference [[underlined]] Mean Time [[/underlined]] of Greenwich & this places by my Chro. This would place us ^[["Rescue Harbor"]] 1[[degree symbol]] - 15[[feet symbol]] West of the Long. made by G. Henry's Chro. last Fall, on our making anchorage here - that is [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] ^[[only]] [[underlined]] thirty four & one fourth [[/underlined]] (3 [[?]] 1/4) [[underlined]] Nautical [[/underlined]] miles ^[[at this Latitude]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[?]] of Rescue Harbor. [[/strikethrough]] F[[?]] observations that I expect to make, will truly determine this matter of our Long. The "Lunars" that I am yet to take & mark up will approximate to the true Longitude. I must determine [[underlined]] one Meridian, then from it I can determine all others hereabouts.