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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'
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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]]
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[[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]]