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[[Note: two paper pieces with entries obscuring first page entries and some entries to left on second page]]
[[column 1]]
Stations after Leaving the vessel in Rescue Harbor
Ship to Station
1
[[encircled]] 1 to [[/encircled]] 2
[[encircled]] 2 to [[/encircled]] 3
[[encircled]] 3 to [[/encircled]] 4
[[Note: dotted line encircling following two entries and pointing to unknown entry below]]
[[encircled]] 4 to [[/encircled]] 5
[[encircled]] 5 to [[/encircled]] 6
[[/column 1]]
[[column 2]]
Paces
( [[Note: two sets of 4 vertical lines crossed with horizontal line and one set of four vertical lines indicating twenty four paces]] )
(1111)
1400
( [[Note: one set of 4 vertical lines crossed with horizontal line]] 1111)
400
( [[Note: one set of 4 vertical lines crossed with horizontal line and one set of four vertical lines indicating nine paces]] )
900
( [[Note: two sets of 4 vertical lines crossed with horizontal line indicating five paces]] ) 
500
[[vertical]] 100 less 1/2 mile } [[/vertical]] = 783 }
[[vertical to right]] ( [[Note: 1 vertical line plus two sets of 4 vertical lines crossed with horizontal line indicating eleven paces]] ) [[/vertical to right]]
[[line]]
[[vertical to left]] + 1/2 mile [[/vertical to left]] 317 }
[[/column 2]]
[[column 3]]
Nautical Miles & Decimals of Miles
2.20822
.63092
1.41957
.78865
1.23505
.50000
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6.78241
[[/column 3]]
[[column 4]]
Courses by comp.
20[[degree symbol]]
23[[degree symbol]]
79[[degree symbol]]
15[[degree symbol]]
15[[degree symbol]]
15[[degree symbol]]
[[/column 4]]
[[column 5]]
Variation
+60
+60
+60
+60
+60
+60
[[/column 5]]
[[column 6]]
True Compass
80
83
139
75
75
75
[[/column 6]]
[[column 7]]
Courses True
N 80 W
N. 83 W
S 41 W
N 75 W
N. 75 W
N 75 W
[[/column 7]]
[[line]]
April 22d 1861
- Table Course's & Distances from
- Ship in Rescue Harbor to
- Land, the commence of
[[line]]
[[column 1]]
Station [[encircled]] 6 [[/encircled]]
to [[encircled]] 7 [[/encircled]] =
to
[[encircled]] 8 [[/encircled]] = 
to
[[encircled]] 9 [[/encircled]]
to
[[encircled]] 10 [[/encircled]]
to 
[[encircled]]
Do-ping
Ne-wing
[[encircled]]
[[/column 1]]
[[column 2]]
Dist in paces
(11)
200
[[Note: in parenthesis, two sets of 4 vertical lines, each crossed with horizontal line denoting 5 for a total of ten]]
1000
(III)
300
634
[[Note: in parenthesis, three sets of 4 vertical lines, each crossed with horizontal line denoting 5 for a total of 15, and II to total 17]]
1700
[[Note: in parenthesis, six sets of 4 vertical lines, each crossed with horizontal line denoting 5 for a total of thirty, and II to total 32]]
3200
[[/column 2]]
[[column 3]]
Dist in N miles & Decimals
.31546
1.57730
.47319
1.00000
2.68141
5.04736
[[/column 3]]
[[column 4]]
Comp Courses
26[[degree symbol]]
68
76
90
38
64[[degree symbol]]
[[/column 4]]
[[column 5]]
Variation
+60[[degree symbol]]
" [[ditto for: +60[[degree symbol]] ]]
" [[ditto for: +60[[degree symbol]] ]]
" [[ditto for: +60[[degree symbol]] ]]
" [[ditto for: +60[[degree symbol]] ]]
" [[ditto for: +60[[degree symbol]] ]]
[[/column 5]]
[[column 6]]
True C.
86[[degree symbol
128
136
150
98
124
[[/column 6]]
[[column 7]]
True Courses
N, 86 W.
S. 52 W.
S. 44 W.
S. 30 W
S. 82 W.
S. 56 W.
[[/column 7]]
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[[to right]] Apr. 22/61
[[line with loop]]
[[to right, encircled and written vertically]]
[[Note: associated with last two entries of previous table]]
On Ice to O. - 
7.72877
[[Note: associated with first four entries of previous table]]
Across Land to Frobisher B
3.36595
[[Note: associated with entire table]]
.55205 Miles (350 Paces) to be subtracted
from the mile on Course 90
to get a real distance [[?]] the Land.
[[/to right, encircled and written vertically]]
(Table 2).
Continuation of Trip to
[[underlined]] OO-pung-ne-wing. [[/underlined]]
[[to right boxed]]
Ship to Land P 6,78241
Land Pass = 3.36595
Ld P to O. = 7.72877
[[line]]
Ship to O = 17.87713
[[/to right boxed]]
Station [[encircled]] 6 [[/encircled]] was the commencement of the Land Pass - Station [[encircled]] 9 [[/encircled]] was the termination.
[[strikethrough]] & bot [[/strikethrough]] I may say however, that ^[[it exceeded the termination by]] about 350 Paces [[strikethrough]] or [[/strikethrough]] (55/100 of a N e Mile) as I had passed on to the [[strikethrough]] [[?]]ing [[/strikethrough]] arm of the bay that distance to get within sight of Kim-gaite & take sights for another Course. [[underlined]] C F Hall [[/underlined]]
Sept. 11/63
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[[Red bracket left margin]]
[[boxed]]
Apr
22d
1861
[[/boxed]]
My Azimuth Compass & courses tripod - with a handkerchief enclosing a Baker's dozen plugs of tobacco & few strings of glass beads for trade - for purchasing Walrus & Seal food & lodgings! & Thermometer. With these articles pendant to a strap [[strikethrough]] h[[?]] [[/strikethrough]] passing over [[?]] should[[?]] across my breast & down my back, I started, after bidding all a short good bye.
[[/red bracket right margin]]
[[line with loops across page]]
[[strikethrough]] Course [[/strikethrough]]
[[underlined]] Each m^[[ar]]k [[/underlined]] represents 100 to be multiplied by 4 & that product by 2.4 the answer will be }
in feet}
[[column 1]]
Paces By Az. C. [[degree symbol]]
[[Note: two sets of four vertical lines crossed by horizontal line representing 5 each of 10 and four vertical lines equals total of 24]] x 4 x 2.4 Course 20
[[image]] Vessel bears 200[[degree symbol]]
S. E Extreme "Hall }
Island" the S. E. extent }
[[?]] und Be Frobisher }
[[?]] Rescue Bay } = 1645
[[?]]. Jones Mt - - 140[[degree symbol]]
[[?]] ton Mt - - - 126
[[?]]ch Head - - - 124
[[?]]er's Bluff - - 93
[[?]]nclined Plane - - 38
[[?]]w Bluff - - - - 8
[[?]]nnel Mt - - - - 313
[[?]]dington Mt - - - 220
[[?]]X of and N side }
[[?]]ince to R. Bay } = 172.5
[[?]]nd of No 1)
[[line]]
IIII x 4 x 2.4 Course 23
vessel bears 203
[[?]]snd of No 2)
[[line]]
(No 3)
[[?]] Course
[[?]]III x 4 x 2.4 79[[degree symbol]]  
T Grinnell 286
[[?]]udington Mr 212
[[?]]s W. Field 236
[[?]]om Bluff 3
[[?]]clined Plane 52
[[?]]r's Bluff 118.5
[[?]]h Head 136 
Deep Ravine Be }
In. plane & P. Head } = 79 Enc of [[encircled]] 3 [[/encircled]]
[[/column 1]]
[[column 2]]
[[encircled]] No 4 [[/encircled]]
[[strikethrough]] To land [[/strikethrough]]
Paces Course
[[Note: four vertical lines crossed by horizontal line to denote five]] x 4 x 2.4 150
[[image]]
French Head 140
Parker's Bluff 126
Top Inclined Plane 47
Snow Bluff 352
Cyrus W. Field Mt 330
Grinnell Mt 280
[[line with loops]]
Paces [[Note: two sets of four vertical lines crossed by horizontal line to denote total of 10 and I for 11]] x 4 x 2.4
[[encircled]] [[strikethrough]] No 5 [[/strikethrough]] No 6 [[/encircled]] Course
To land - - 15[[degree symbol]]
[[encircled in red]]
1/2 Mile from Land SW
Side R Bay, French Head
ready to close in bearing
[[encircled]] No. 5 [[/encircled]] 144[[degree symbol]]
Parker's Bluff 143
Deep Raving 126
Top Inclined plane 82
Snow Bluff 338
C W Field Mt 320
Grinnell Mt. 260)[[guess]]
^[["Now Course Direction Mt[[guess]] 15[[degree symbol]] ]]
[[/encircled in red]]
[[line with loops]]
[[strikethrough]] Course 15[[degree symbol]] [[/strikethrough]]
On Making Land
met with the Innuit
Jack & Cooney going
to the vessel to get Sql[[guess]]
water & glasses for
Blind Sterry - sent
Letter No one to Capt.
[[/column 2]]