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1861 June 23d +
Meridian Ob. for Latitude
Sun obscured almost - by clouds.
h m s | - | Time from At Noon | -
4-27-30 101º-05' 14-53 211.7
4-36-15 101-14-30 5-48 33.6
4-40-30 101-18-00 1-33 2.4
4-50-00 101-14-00 7-57 63.2
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4) 17-34-15 4)404 51-30 4)310.9
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4-23-33.7 2)101-12-52 77.7
--------- 193
50-36-26 -----
1-41 2331
-------- 779
50-38-07 ----
15-52 60)101,10 [[circled]] 1'-41" [[/circled]]
-------- 60 [[line drawn from the circle to the 1-41 in the
50-53-59 --- left column of calculations]]
46 41
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50-53-13
90-00-00
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39-06-47
23-26-27
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62-33-14
4-42-03 4-42-03 4-42-03 4-42-03
27-30 4-36-15 4-20-30 4-50-00
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14-33 5-48 19-33 7-57
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P.M. Observations for Time
h - m - s 72º-26' 51 va 23-26-38.4 per h
VIII - 22 - 45 71-42 50 21.3 correction 2,6
26 - 10 71-07 ---------- 8.19
29 - 00 70-31 23-26-17 -----
31 - 40 70-00 48 90-00-00 21.3
34 - 10 69-18 --------
37 - 22 68-47 66-33-43 [[line drawn from .12612
39 - 35 --------- this value down 12706
--------- 7) 493-51 to same value in ----- 12706
7) 220 - 42 -------- middle column]] 84 73
--------- 2) 70-33 33632 52 -----
VIII-31-31.7 -------- 33608 ----- 12633
3-49-29 35-16-30 ----- 168
------------ 15-54 24 420
4-42-03 -------- 3 -----
--------------- 35-32-24 ----- 64)4368(72
VIII-31-317 1-21 60)72 ( 420
20-00 -------- ------- ----
-------- 35-31-03 037 38 168
8-11-21 3h-51m-28s 62-32-58 037 44 120
---------- 4-20-08 66-33-43 ------ ---
3-49-29 --------- 6 48
Ent 1-55 2)164-37-44 43
---------- --------- ------- 86271
3-51-24 82-18-52 60)258 (4 86259
531 35-31 03 240 -----
8.2 --------- ---- 12
----- 46-47-49 49
1062 .33609 -----
4248 .03740 108
------ 48
43542 [[written vertically]] ------
h m s 60) 588(9
1-50.82 VIII-31-32 540
4.35 3-51-24 ---
------- 4-40-08 48
1-55.17 [[/vertically]]
h m s
9.1 2633 3 - 49 - 29 = PM.
868125
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1861 June 23 + 2) 19.36251
Three boats have been off to-day to get wood for fuel. They brought in boat loads of the wrecked "Traveller" - a large whaling ship lost just a little way S.Eastward of here, three years ago. The shores here are thickly strewn with that wreck. The stern portion lies "high & dry" on an Island near. Not a particle of rotten wood is to be seen in any obtained. In truth, wood is preserved in these regions.
[[?Oheringkoo]], an enterprising go-ahead Innuit, returned from sealing to-day. He brought in 5 fresh water seals (some shot & others speared). They are of beautiful [[?malleted]] color. What a fine dress their furs would make !
I find the "George Henry's" company living high - Ducks' eggs - Ducks, Walrus & Seal! The season for eggs has just arrived & I have arrived just [[underlined]] 'in season' [[/underlined]] for them! My coffee is [[underlined]] "creamed" [[/underlined]] by beating up a raw duck's egg in it - just as the others do.
Monday, June 24th 1861.
A.M. 37° Wind very light N.E. - Fine Weather
N 40° " " " " " " [[dittos for: Wind very light N.E. - Fine Weather]]
P.M. 33° " " " [[dittos for: Wind very light]] N.W. " " [[dittos for: Fine Weather]]
Once more the prospect is encouraging that we are to have fair weather. The morning is fine. Kim-gaite with her miles of Mountain Wall - her Glaciers - her snows, looks grandeur like. I see him now. I must be on the move to-day - going up or down the coast & draughting it. Bear Sound of Frobisher is but a short distance Easterly of this.
To-day (8 A.M.) Capt. Budington with 2 Boats & 2 Boats' Crews started up the Bay purposing to cruise to determine whether there are whales here or not. He does not expect to return under 2 or 3 days.
Two Boats have been out to-day [[strikethrough]] into the Bay [[/strikethrough]] cruising for whales but without sighting any.
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