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[[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
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[[circled]]3[[/circled]]Working up of single observation at Meridian by Pocket Sex.
[[bracket]]=2)=93[[degree sign]]-45'-00"
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46[[degree sign]]-52'30"
[[circle with dot at center;sun?]]'s semi D 15'-49.9" Px+6"==15-56
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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
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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
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[[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.
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[[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]]
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