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1861 June 26th Wedns.
was approaching.
P.M. observations for Time.
VIII-23-55 2) 72º-13' 23-22-17.4
3-43-44 --------- 46.7 jesah
---------- 36-06-30 ---------- "
4-40-11 15-53 23-21-30.7 5.68
---------- 90-00-00 8.05
36-22-23 ---------- -----
1-18 66-38-29.3 2740
--------- 45440
36-21-05 ------
62-33-14 46.7140
66-38-29 5-46" 0' Px
--------- 15'-33"
2)165-32-48
---------
82-46-24
36-21-05
---------
46º-24'-19"
Owing to the fresh breeze blowing upon my Artificial Horizon I could catch only one good observation. The above is the one worked out. I then used the Sea - the mountains of Kingaite behind (distant) the horizon.
hVIII-m32-s55
[[underlined]] VIII-36-30 [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] 2) 69-25 [[/underlined]]
hVIII-m34-s42-30 [[?]]
[[underlined]] 3-56-58 [[/underlined]]
4-37-44
[[underlined]] 4-40-11 [[/underlined]]
{Diff. m2-s27 bet.
{Sea & Artificial Horizon
35-10
[[underlined]] 34-47 [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] 2) 64-52 [[/underlined]]
34-58-30
[[underlined]] 15-54 [[/underlined]]
35-14-24
[[underlined]] 1-21 [[/underlined]]
35-13-03
[[underlined]] Dif. 5'-01" [[/underlined]]
35-8-02
62-33-14
[[underlined]] 66-38-30 [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] 2) 164-19-46 [[/underlined]]
82-09-53
[[underlined]] 35-08-02 [[/underlined]]
7°-01-57
26 feet above Sea horizon of Sea
- | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8
- | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4
9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8
9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | [[?8]]
[[underlined]] 2) 19031937 [[/underlined]]
9.68969
PM h3-m54-s25
App. Time Obs.
3-[[?8]]4-25
[[underlined]] 2-33 [[/underlined]] Eq.
3-56-58
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1861 June 26th Wedns.
By the preceeding observations a difference of Two minutes & 27 seconds. This difference in the 2 Horizons, Artificial & the Sea. This should not be, yet I have exercised all precaution in working in accordance to "Bowditch".
Thursday June 27th 1861
A.M. 32° N.E. A Gale
M. 35° N.E. A " [[ditto for: Gale]] with snow & rain
P.M. 34° N.E. A " " " [[dittos for: Gale with snow]] & rain
The fair days are ended - now a Gale takes their place. Capt. B. will be weather-bound to-day. He & the 2 Boats' crews will have to make land & [[?erect]] tents of their sails. The wind blows furious. It came near blowing my tent down about noon - by fastening ropes to the top drawing the tent windward & winding them around huge old rocks - it has withstood the blow so far.
All the officers of the "G.H." concur in saying that this is the worst year, by far, for bad weather than they ever experienced here N. before. I trust there could be none worse. Mr. Gardiner, 2d Mate "George Henry", expressed to me to-day his opinion of the 4 Boats, any two of wh. can take to try my voyage to "King William's Land". He says that nothing could induce him to run the risk that one would have in going where I wish to with any of those Boats. He says in continuation, that at any time either of them would be liable to give out by a plank dropping out of place just at the very time when the voyage would be partly accomplished ensuring a complete failure in accom- [?]
