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Frobisher Bay! [[line with loops across page]] In a Note, I here indicate that I have just returned from "Frobisher Bay" where I have been for the last week for the object of ascertaining the practicability of exploring it at an early day. I started Monday ^[[Morn]] Apr. 22d & returned last eve, Apr. 29th. Though almost Blind - & suffering greatly from it ("Snow Blindness") I will ^[[now]] continue my journal from memoranda taken on tour: - Monday, Apr 2 [[strikethrough]] 3 [[/strikethrough]] 2d 1861 Ther A.M. 6[[degree symbol]] Wind Light N.W. Fair Bar. 28.750 This Morning I was up early & making preparation for my trip to Frobisher Bay to prospect as to future movements. Que-jesse, the Innuit, agreed to accompany me as guide. The Steward was instructed by Capt B. to pack up some bread (hard bread) & salt junk wh. he done as a faithful Steward should. Que-jesse was late in turning out. His nuliana came aboard for her breakfast & I sent word to Quej to hasten along. This brought him, but it was fully X 1/2 o'clock before we got [[right margin red bracket]] started. I took along with me the following articles which of course I had to carry as a pack on my back - My native [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Tuk-too jacket - do pants & mittens - an extra pair of native boots & stockings; my charts & chart material - my protractors, dividers parallel rule & plane rule, Bottle of 4 lbs Mercury for artificial horizon, my Marine glass (opera) - & spy glass of Mr Gardiner wh. he kindly ^[[loaned me]] [[/right margin red vertical line]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[left margin red vertical line]] [[boxed]] Apr 22d 1861 [[/boxed]] my Azimuth Compass & Compass 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]] hang [[/strikethrough]] passing over [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] my shoulder across my breast & down my back, I started, after bidding all a short good bye. [[/left margin red vertical line]] [[line with loops across page]] ar [[strikethrough]] Cour [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Each mark [[/underlined]] represents 100 to be multiplied by 4 & that product by 2.4 the answer will be } in feet } [[column one]] Paces By Az. C. [[Note: 14 marks noted, increments of five using 4 strokes with crosshatch. There are two of these representing '10' then 4 individual marks to total 14 paces]] x 4 x 2.4 Course 20[[degree symbol]] [[image - sketch]] Vessel bears 200[[degree symbol]] S. E Extreme "Hall } Island" the S.E. Extr[[?]] } of Land be Frobisher } Bay & Rescue Bay } = 164,5 Geo T. Jones Mt - - 140[[degree symbol]] Lapton Mt - - - 126 French Head - - - 124 Parker's Bluff - - 93 Top Inclined Plane - - 38 Snow Bluff - - - - 8 Grinnel Mt - - - - 313 Budington Mt - - - 220 S.E. X of land N side } entrance to R. Bay } = 172.5 (End of No 1) [[line]] Paces [[Note: 4 marks]] x 4 x 2.4 Course 23 Vessel brass 203 (End of No 2) [[line]] (No 3) Paces Course [[Note: marks indicating 9 paces]] x 4 x 2.4 79[[degree symbol]] [[image - sketch]] Mt Grinnel 286 Budington Mt 212 Cyrus W. Field 236 Snow Bluff 3 Top Inclined Plane 52 Parker's Bluff 118.5 French Head 136 Deep Ravine Be } In. plane & P. Head } = 79 end of [[encircled]] 3 [[/encircled]] [[/column one]] [[column two]] Paces [[encircled]] No 4 [[/encircled]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Course [[Note: 4 vertical marks denoting 4 paces]] x 4 x 2.4 15[[degree symbol]] [[image - sketch]] French Head 140 Parker's Bluff 126 Top Inclined Plane 47 Snow Bluff 352 Cyrus W. Field Mt 330 Grinnell Mt 280[[guess]] [[line with loops]] Paces [[Note: 11 denoted by marks]] 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 Ravine 126 Top Inclined plane 82 Snow Bluff 338 C W Field Mt 320 Grinnell Mt. 260) ^[[ [[encircled]] "Now Course Direction Mt 15[[degree symbol]] [[/encircled]] ]] [[/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 S[[?]] water & glasses for Blind Sterry - sent letter No one to Capt [[/column two]]