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(8 [[boxed, upper left]] 1861 Aug Fri. 16 [[/boxed]] Start from Place of P.M. Obs 16th/61 [[line from here to "hX-m00-sf, below]] NW side of Large Bay - "A" of sketch hX-m00-s6 Now sailing on a course of 344.5° The coast trending same direction up to this time hX-m25 without any indentations save the usual [[underlined]] unevenness [[/underlined]] [[image: line drawing of coast]] ([[underlined]] thus [[/underlined]] [[?main or ?mem.]]) - from the Bay just left, land low - The weather beautiful - While upon the Mount taking obs. Koo-jes-se & Ko (Kood-lov) came up with their guns purposing to go ahead [[strikethrough]] taking along with them [[/strikethrough]] took-too-ing along the coast - The wind being fair from S.E. not requiring "Ash breeze" When I returned, the Seal Feast - The took-too tracks in the sand on landing I saw them & called to the hunters. The continuation of Iron looking mountains X-30-s9 } Land more grassy - & of Earth X-40-s7 } Much the Iron rust rock by the water's edge & occasionally [[?near]] X-45-s6 } X-50-s5 } XI-00-s5 } But few Islands XI-05-s6 } Commencement [[?]] XI-15-s7 } The course leads [[?]] XI-30-s7 } Main Land & Island [[?]] XI-45-s6 } The Main land mile 1/4 & Island [[?]] The crew have had an easy day of it. - breeze done - the work - [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] the ladies however [[end page]] [[start page]] (9 [[boxed,upper left]] 1861 Aug 16 Fri [[/boxed]] have kept busy sewing - mending. From the place of Obs this PM saw land around the head of [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] Bay - very distant. XII-00 s6 XII-05 Commencement of a Bay s5 1 mile deep. N & N.E. side low grass rolling land. Up to the indentation of this Bay we are now passing the straightest coast from place of Obsn I have seen any where N. - & of nearly uniform height. XII-15 s6 XII-30 s8 IXX-40 Arrived to Tongue! - Cape ^[[X Id-lou-lik-toon H.]] Little pup sucking Susy's (Koo-ou-le-anng's) Tongue - she holding it!! [[note]] For Length Log line see p (4) Bottom page H. Apr. 11/64 [[/note]]
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