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[[start page]] [[start column]] [[box]] 1861 May 20 Mon[[/box]] Paces Course [[strikethrough]][[ACH?]] 3 [[/strikethrough]] Course from Ship toward 342[[degree sign]] obs. Mt Bearings Ship (Az C) 165 Budington Mt " 194 Grinnell Mt " 340 Parkers Bluff " 94 Frenchman's Head " 120 Observation Mt. " 338 Cyrus W. Field Mt. " 351 see Meridional observations-- Sun Marks[[o with diagonal line through it]]in Mountain N.sick Bay (By Az. Compass) 298[[degree sign]] [[bracket]]Grinnell Peak to sun [[circle with diagonal line through it]](mark) by Sextant, angle-30[[degree sign]]-14'[[/bracket]] Sun Mark ([[o with diagonal line]]to Parker's Bluff(sextant_----53[[degree sign]]-40') Parker's Bluff to French H. (sextant)28[[degree sign]]-00' French H. to Vessel (sextant)44[[degree sign]]-15' Meridional observations for Latitude h m 9 IV-7-45-93[[degree sign]]-19' 13-25----3[[strikethrough]]2[[/strikethrough]]--[[circled]]33[[/circled]] 16-55---36 21-00---39 27-20---44 32-30---45* 42-30---43 48-00---37 [[end column]] [[start column]] [[circled]]3[[/circled]]Working up of single observation at Meridian by Pocket Sex. [[bracket]]=2)=93[[degree sign]]-45'-00" ----------------- 46[[degree sign]]-52'30" [[circle with dot at center;sun?]]'s semi D 15'-49.9" Px+6"==15-56 -------------- 47-08-26 Refraction [[underline]]-----53[[/underline]] [[encircled]] Declination 20[[degree sign]]-02'-13.5" 2-16 Cosn[[/encircled]] 47-07-33 90 00 00 --------- 42-52-27 20[[degree sign]]-04'-30" corrected=[[underline]]20-04-30[[/underline]] Lat. N. 62[[degree sign]]-56'-57" Sun Mark ([[o with diagonal line]]) in Mountain at Apparent Noon--[[bore?]] by A3. compass 298[[degree sign]] [[o with diagonal line]] 360[[degree sign]]-298[[degree sign]]=VARIATION N.62[[degree sign]]W) From this point of 1st sighting & Making Noon observations for Latitude & variation= Course 338[[degree sign]] Distance in paces [[3 sets of 5 hash marks]] 1 1/2 to foot of. Mt. Paces Course [[set of 5 hash marks]]1 1/2 358[[degree sign]] Happy family Mts. [[Mother?]] 358[[degree sign]] P C [[2 sets of 5 hash marks]]11 1/2 318 Grinnell Mt base 172 Observation Mt 160 [[end column]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[start column]] [[box]]1861 May 20 Mon[[/box]] French Head 129[[degree sign]] Mt. head N.E of Bay 299 " " W " " 346 The Mother 318 The [[picks?]] Mt. 336 Paces Course [[set of 5 hash marks]] 8[[degree sign]][[strikethrough]][[34?]][[/strikethrough]] 1 1/2 2[[degree sign]] Grinnell Mt 172 [[bracket]]Mt Head W [[strikethrough]]Gen(CWF Mt)[[/strikethrough]][[/bracket]]Bay 344[[degree sign]] C W Field Mt. 8[[degree sign]] Course [[set of 5 hash marks]] 8[[degree sign]] [[bracket]]2 Alts [[circle with dot at center]]Sun for Time (Sun clouded & [[Asti-?]] Horizon too small--) h m X1-14 26[[degree sign]]-30' [[underline]]X1-18 25-50[[/underline]] 2)22-32 2)52-20 ------- ------- 11h-16m 2)26-10 ------ 13[[degree sign]]-05'-00" 15 59 -------- 13- 20-59 3-54 -------- [[circle with dot]] [[?]] Alt.=13[[degree sign]]-17'-02" .3432 4 sec=63[[degree sign]]-01-10 N.L. .0273 8 [[coset?]]=[[underline]]69-52-07[[/underline]] P.D. 2)[[underline]]46-10-17[[/underline]] 9.46380 Cosine 73-05-09.5 [[underline]]13-17-02[[/underline]] [[underline]]9.93666 sine 59-48-07.5[[/underline]] 2)[[underline]]19.77108 9.88554 sine 6h-41m-01s A.T. Expectation [[underline]]3-42[[/underline]] M.T.Ob.=6h-37m-19s P.M. [[end column]] [[start column]] [[circled]]4th[[/circled]][[underline]]Column[[/underline]] sighted at point of the 2 [[Mt?]] [[circle with dot]] Cyrus W Field Mt. by AzC 06[[degree sign]] Deep Ravine 342[[degree sign]] About 1 mile from this Course by Az C 72[[degree sign]] Commence Return Course 156[[degree sign]] 2d Observation Mt. Extreme S.E. trend of land "Hall Island" 166[[degree sign]] French Head 141 Cyrus W Field Mt 336 Grinnel Mt 195 118 mile from 2d Ob Mt 10 rods out in head of Bay W head bay 62 2d Ob. Mt. 297 Channel Mt. N.W.Ex 19 Paces Course [[set of 18 hash marks]] 164 L. & Mt. Paces Course [[set of 5 hash marks]] [[end column]] [[end page]]