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[[boxed]] 1861 May 30 Thurs [[/boxed]]
Direction Mt.
Where Commences
Land Route to F. Bay 1.˚5
Parkem's Bluff 70
Rt Tangent Lookout Isld. 66
Lt. " " " " [[dittos for
Tangent Lookout Isld.]] 126
Look out Peak 84
Rt Hand Entrance [[strikethrough] 1 [[/strikethrough]]
(one of them) To R Harbor [[bracketed with above]] = 292
Out point of Island 156
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Paces III Course 156
[[image: small drawing of mountain with flag waving at peak]]
Look Out Peak 12
R. Tangent L. Out 6
L. " [[ditto for Tangent 86
Parkens Bluff 64
No. 1 bluff next south
of P. Bluff [[bracketed with above]]=82
No. 2 Bluff 90
French Head 109
Bishop Mt. 110
Lupton Mt. 116
Greenmount Mt. 153
[[circled]] A [[/circled]] Island
N. side 208
[circled]] B [[/circled]] Point 170
[circled]] C [[/circled]] "
[[ditto for: Point]] 160
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Paces III Course 153 [[degree symbol]]
[[image: a flag]] Northside Bay
No 1 [[strikethrough]] [[W?]] 304
2 265
3 255
3 1/2 229
4 201
5 168
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Paces II Course 153
No 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -323
2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -299
3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -284
3 1/2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -246
4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -210
5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -173.5
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Paces Course 153
III
[[image: flag on mountain]]
Ex. Hall Island 163
N. side Entrance to
Bay 177
French Head 104
Budington Mt. 304
Grinnell Mt. 333
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Started to return 11-33 AM
arrived vessel 12-30 P.M
Distance IIII [[crossed]] IIII [[crossed]] IIII [[hatch marks indicating 14]]
Compr Chro
R V-12-57
GH V-00-00
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12-27.5
on return
1-23-56
1-11
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12-28
On starting out.
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When Ebierbing & I started pleasant. At 11 AM thick clouds & the S. & S.W.-E & S.E. indicating a coming storm. Soon all the land on S. or opposite side of the Bay closed from View thus putting a stop to my day's work.
While sighting (taking bearings) I heard a cry: "Mr. Hall!" I looked around & saw Ebierbing a little distance, crawling out of a hole through the ice into which he had fallen. I hastened to his assistance, but, before my arrival, he was out, though fortunately not wet all over. At this season of the year it is somewhat risky travelling on the Sea-ice on account of pools of water [[strikethrough]] forming [[/strikethrough]] just beneath a [[strikethrough]] coving [[/strikethrough]]
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1861
May 30
Thurs.
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covering of snow. A traveller passing along over apparrently excellent route, the 1st he finds: [[underlined]] down he [[strikethrough]] goes [[/strikethrough]] is[[/underlined]]-floundering in an element that is very essential in [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Navigation [[/underlined]]! Examining several such man-traps (for such they prove to be) I find large leaves of Sea-weed that with the [[strikethrough]] influence of the Sun's rays, seem to be the cause of these troublesome places. Any extraneous matter as Stones, sand, ashes, vegetable matter, etc. put on the surface of the ice, will soon [[strikethrough]] form [[/strikethrough]] sink down into it forming a Water hole not only the size of the Matter but melting quite a space around. A driving Storm may cover the surface with snow ^[[thus]] leaving a perfect "man-trap."
Finishing all hope ^[[in]] the successful prosecution of my trip, I was obliged to turn back. Storms seem to hold constant supremacy here.
We were [[strikethrough]] bach [[/strikethrough]] back to the vessel at 12^[[h]]-30^[[m]] PM short time after a heavy gale ^[[from S.E.]] with Snow broke upon us. Kuad-luv we found started out at 11 AM taking the route to Sing-eye-yer inside - among the numerous Islets which abound on N. side of the Bay. Of course, we missed him, as we were outside.
1/4 after 2 AM Announcement of 2 teams (dog-teams) arrived from Og-bin-seev-o-pring "Charley" & "Sharkey" after Cueka-Kuod-loo found his way among them having turned back on account the storm.
Good news by this arrival - The George Henry's Company (Lamb & crew the particular fortunate ones) seen a Whale! This bespeaks ^[[that]] they (Whales) are, (like the Campbells of the States [[underlined]] coming [[/underlined]]! June (about the middle) is the time I expect whales to be plenty then, from the accounts by the Innuits. The "George Henry's men -- officers too - must be living high! Plenty of [[ducks?]]! - H [[Quipupa?]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] shot one also! The S. & S.E. wind has again filled Bay (Frobisher Bay) with ice! Tue-grose says it is not Og-bish-seev-O-ping at present but [[underlined]] Se-pu [[/underlined]]
