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(2 1861 July 13 Sat. On "Whale Island" by the Tupiks. A.M. Observations with sextant (Large & Pocket) for Time, Latitude, Solar bearings etc. All Altitudes by Artificial Horizon & Large Sex. Index error -1'30" 1'30" Rescue Chro. h m s | [[symbol: Sun]] Alt. 1-47-00 | 78°-00'-00" 1-48-00 = { [[symbol: Sun]] (R.L.) to Peak [[underlined]] "Ice-berg [[/underlined]] above Parker's Bluff in Rescue Bay - 115°-30' 1-49-45 [[symbol: Sun]] Alt = 78°-30' 1-51-05 [[symbol: Sun]] (R. Limb) to Peak [[underlined]] "Ice berg" [[/underlined]] = 114°-45' [[line across page]] h m s | [[symbol: Sun]] Alt. 1-56-10 | 79°-45' 1-59-05 | 80-15 2-01-50 | 80-46 [[note]] 174 Va. [[/note]] [[note]] 172.5 [[/note]] [[line across page]] [[underlined]] Ice-berg [[/underlined]] to Parker's Bluff (southerly) 23°-00' Parker Bluff to Look out Peak 45°-00' [[underlined]] "Ice-berg" [[/underlined]] to French Head 62°-20' " [[ditto for: "Ice-berg"]] to Geo. T. Jones Tower 84°-43' " [[ditto for: "Ice-berg"]] to Out X of Ex. Land (seen over point upland near Look-Out Island) 114°-42' " [[ditto for: "Ice-berg"]] Northerly to Grinnell Mt. 78°-30' " [[ditto for: "Ice-berg"]] Northerly to Cyrus W. Field Mt. 62°-30' Grinnell Mt. to Budington Mt. 79°-52' Budington Mt. to Out X of Ex Land 87°-20 [[left margin]] "Ice Berg" by Az Compass 50°-00' [[/left margin]]