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[[image: sketch of three islands side by side with water channels between them]] [[left island]] S.E. extreme Hall Island [[/left island]] 1st channel [[middle island - no annotations]] 2nd channel [[right island]] Naval marker [[/right island]] [[boxed]] 1861 June 1 Sat [[/boxed]] [[remainder of page divided into two columns]] [[first column]] 2d ^[[Cruter?]] Channel to Ex. Hall Isd 13º-00' 0 to French Head (Westerly) 28º-30' Bishop's Peak E from French H. 5º-00' Lupton " [[ditto for Peak]] (E) from F. Head 13º-30' Grinnell Peak (W.) from F.H. 109º-30' {Cyrus W. Field Mt (by S.) from Grinnell {Peak 8º-50' {Extreme Hall Island (E) to {Monumental Island Mount [[image - sketch of island]] 34º-13' Ex. Hall Isd. to Cape N ^[[Side]] of entrance Rescue Bay 38º-55' {George T. Jones Mt - (E) from French Head 39º-20' [[line across column]] 18th F[[??]] T[[??]] PM VI-35-20 88º-36' 37-50 12 VI-51-40 86-12' VII-05-35 83-43' 8-30 16 [[end column]] [[start column]] (19th h) VII-11m-30s [[short vertical line followed by circled dot]] to Grinnell Peak (W) 87º-33' [[line across column]] 19th h 7-18m-45s [[image - circled dot]]'s Ab. at Horizon 81º-24' For Time [[line across column]] [[short vertical line followed by circled dot]] to Grinnell Peak (W) = 19th h VII-23m-00s= [[strikethrough]] 87º-33' [[/strikethrough]] 85º-00' All the above by Pocket Sextant [[line across column]] Magnetic bearings from same point Centre Channel next Hall Island 159º French Head 89 Grinnell Mt 341 Parkers Banyon Bluff 42 Mercy Bluff 61 Ex. Hall Island 164.5 Toward entrance, Course to an Island ----- P[[??]] [[image - two sets of five tick marks representing a count of 10]] = 208º [[image - small, simple drawing of mountain with a flag flying from peak]] Ex Hall Isd 164.5 The same as above indicating considerable distance there. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[page divided into two columns]] [[start column]] P[[??]] Course 244 [[image: simple drawing of mountain with flag flying from peak]] On Main Land out on extreme at the entrance to R. Bay. [[boxed]] Sat. June 1st 1861 [[/boxed]] Arrived Cho- VIII-45-4-38 == 6h-07m PM R.H.T[[??]] Magnetic Bearings Point of Meridianal [[?]] 32º The Isd called by Capt. B. "North Forelund" - - - 222º Monumental Isd. 200 Ex. Hall. Isd. 164.5 Gro. T. Jones Mt 123 Luptin Mt 95.5 Bishop Mt 86 French Head 80.5 Little Mt 61 Mercy Bluff 52 Parkers Bluff on Bay 42 Prominent Mount up Davis Straits Left ^[[Hand]] going [[^out]] [[strikethrough]] up [[/strikethrough]] a Bay on which we pass after land route from Rescue Harbor 263 Centre 1st Island near it 254 " [[ditto for Centre]] 2 " [[dittos for Island]] " " [[dittos for near it]] 250 R Tany Duck Isd 201 L. " [[ditto for Tany]] " [[dittp for Duck]] " [[ditto for Isd]] 212 "Bean Summit" (!) 100 [[line across column]] IX-37m-60s 52º-00' 38-25 51-40 [[line across column]] Middle of Channel (No 1) next Hall Island to [[circled dot followed by short vertical line]] 120º-34' Time to this observation by Chronometer IX-43-15 [[end column]] [[start column]] Fron Time P.M. IX-48-40 49º-18' 51-10 48-45 [[line across column]] [[circled dot followed by short vertical line]] to G.T. Jones Mt. 95º-15' IX-56m-7s Time of Obs [[line across column]] "Return" P[[??]] [[short vertical line]] Course 32 [[image: simple drawing of mountain with flag flying from peak]] Bearings of outside appearance of Land (Islands) Extreme point of land just Left 206 = No 1 284 = 2 338 = 3 360 Middle small Island 82 " " " [[dittos for Middle Small Island]] 54 P[[??]] [[short vertical line]] 50/2` Course 32 = No 1 248 = 2 304 = 3 347 Point extreme entrance Bay on [[??]] just left 214 P [[two short vertical lines]] Course 34 [[image: small, simple drawing of mountain with flag flying at peak]] W 4 334 = 5 13 [[short vertical line]] 20 " Course 34 [[image: small, simple drawing of mountain with flag flying at peak]] 4 296 5 314