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(1 Monday Apr 15, 1861 AM Ther -8 Bar 28.725 Wind N.W. Light Pleasant M . +4 " [[ditto for: Bar]] 28 7.00 " [[ditto for: Wind]] N.E. " " [[dittos for: Light Pleasant]] PM -4 " [[ditto for: Bar]] 28.600 " [[ditto for: Wind]] N.N.E. " [[ditto for: Light]] (A & S.) A day worth remembering by a Northern traveller. Had I been the Power that makes the weather, I could not have conceived & made better than has been to-day. From some delays on my own part & that of the one I expected to be my companion - Que-jes-se - I did not get off till a few minutes before IX A.M. Sharkey was to have accompanied me but Capt. B. wished him to take charge of the dogs in taking a load over to Whale Fish Depot. At my starting I was accompanied by Que-jesse who took along with him Capt. B.s ^[[Black - No -]] [[/strikethrough]] bob [[/strikethrough]] tailed - one - eyed - no - eared ^[[ [bear looking cross - fighting]] [[strikethrough]] Seal [[/strikethrough]] ^[[old - Seal]] dog "Eliza Ann" ^[[What a name for a Canine!]] & his onan & Seal hook. Que-jesse, the Innuit was to attend me through the day - but the sports of Seal hunting [[strikethrough]] drawed hi [[/strikethrough]] led him out of ^[[my]] course, therefore, I soon lost sight of him [[underlined]] & dog [[/underlined]] till near night while on the top of this peak where I was [[strikethrough]] [[?]]k [[/strikethrough]] taking sights (Angler.). ^[[Then]] I heard the cry of the dog, took up my "Marine" & looked away out in the Bay, [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] ^[[&]] descried) Quejes-se administering Innuit punishment to the dog, wh. nears [[underlined]] punishment without mercy. [[/underlined]] I suppose ^[[dog]] [strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] ^[[could]] not find Seal Igloos - (for perhaps there were none) & [[underlined]] therefore the chastisement of which reason oft times with an Innuit & with action [[end page]] [[start page]] [[boxed]] 1861 Mon. Apr 15 [[/boxed]] (2 Pacing to be multiplied by 2 then ^[[by]] two & 3/10 (2.3) except the last wh. is to be as indicated [[underlined]] (2) [[/underlined]] [[?]] of 2.3. The result will be in feet. [[column one]] By Az Compass Paces feet Courses 600 x 2 x 2.3 352 [[image]] 600 352 Lupton Mount (Azc.) 123[[degree symbol]] Geo T. Jones [[?]] 138.5 Vessel 173.5 Grinnel Mount 335 Straight Ahead Mt 278 Centre Look Out Isd 147 Right Tangent 140 Left " [[ditto for: Tangent]] 150 Parker Bluff 85.5 [[line]] 600 x 2 x 2 2.3 feet 342 193 x 2 x 2.3 " [[ditto for: 342]] [[line]] 50 x 2 x 2.3 260 [[line]] 300 x 2 x 2.3 338 300 " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3]] 338 300 " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338]] 300 " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338]] 300 " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338]] 300 " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338]] 300 " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338]] 300 " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338]] F 300 " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338]] A 300 " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338]] [[line]] [[sun symbol]] 's Mer. Observations 72[[degree symbol]] - 50[[feet symbol]] - 30[[inch symbol]] 73-00-00 73-05-00 73-12-00 73-20-00 73-23-00 73-28-00 } [[encircled to right vertical]] [[underlined]] Vide [[/underlined]] "Working up" - close of this day's Record]] [[/encircled to right vertical]] [[bracketed to right vertical]] Only the one is of use - 73[[degree symbol]] - 30[[feet symbol]] [[/bracketed to right vertical]] 73-30 = { [[sun symbol]]'s Alt. Meridian 73-25 { Compass being of 73-20 { [[sun symbol]] = ^[[Sat]] 117[[degree symbol]] - 30[[feet symbol]] ^[[from]] [[sun symbol]] South 180[[degree symbol]] - oo[[feet symbol]] [[line]] Variation N 62[[degree symbol]] - 30W. From a Meridian mark ([[sun symbol]]) across Rescue Bay on one of the Mountains (S side (Parker Bay to Frenchman's Head (B. Sextant) 9[[degree symbol]] - 15[[feet symbol]] [[sun symbol]] to Vessel 46[[degree symbol]] - 10[[feet symbol]] [[/column one]] [[column two]] Paces feet Course 300 x 2 x 2.3 338[[degree symbol]] 300 - - - - - " " " [[dittos for: x 2 x 2.3 338[[degree symbol]] ]] 200 - - - - - - " [[ditto for: 338[[degree symbol]] ]] 200 - - - - - - " [[ditto for: 338[[degree symbol]] ]] 300 - - - - - - " [[ditto for: 338[[degree symbol]] ]] 50 - - - - - - " [[ditto for: 338[[degree symbol]] ]] [[line with loop]] 200 x 2 x 2.3 - - 10 200 " " [[dittos for: x2 x2.3]] - - 344 300 " " [[dittos for: x2 x2.3]] - - 352 300 " " [[dittos for: x2 x2.3]] - - 314 300 " " [[dittos for: x2 x2.3]] - - " [[ditto for: 314]] x 50 " " [[dittos for: x2 x2.3]] - - " [[ditto for: 314]] x. Head of small bight thence. to a rocky [[symbol]] rise ^[[(1950) 1/4 Mile]] overlooking the waters & Islands around. Here on the apex I take my dinner. Observation Mount Bra[[?]]s 168[[degree symbol]] G[[?]] W Field Mt 355 Head of Main Bay 2 or 3 miles distant N.W. [[strikethrough]] brass [[/strikethrough]] 172[[degree symbol]] Small bight I entered [[line with loop]] Back to head of said bight ready for return to the point leading to observation Mount Paces Course 300 x 2 x 2.3 136[[degree symbol]] 300 " " "[[dittos for: x2 x 2.3 136[[degree symbol]] 100 " [[ditto for: x2]] to small mount " [[ditto for: 136[[degree symbol]] [[line]] 230 x 2 x 2.3 180 [[line]] 2 x 2.3 60x (to shore) 250 [[image]] To go up Mt. Observation By Azc Compass Frenchman's Head 128 Parker Bluff 121 C W Field Mt 354 Head of Bight I ^[[entered]] [[?]] from wh. I have first returned 351 [[/column two]]