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(8 1861 Aug 16 Fri. Start from Place of P.M. Obs 16th/61 NW side of Large Bay - 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: drawing of coast]] (thus [[?main]] - from the Bay just left, land low. The weather beautiful. While upon the Mount taking obs. Koo-jes-se & Ko (Kood-loo) came up with their guns purposing to go ahead took-too-ing along the coast. The wind being fair from S.E. nor requiring "Ash breeze" When 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-s(9)} Land more grassy - & of Earth X-40-(7) } Much the Iron rush rock by the water's edge & occasionally up. X-45-(6) } X-50-(5) } XI-00-(5)} But few Islands now - shoals, I see none. XI-05-(6)} Commencement of a long Island XI-25-(7)} The course leads nearly midst way between XI-30-(7)} Main Land & Island XI-45-(6)} The Main land 1/4 Mile off & Island 1/2 mile off - The crew have had an easy day of it, - breeze done - the work - the ladies however [[end page]] [[start page]] (9 1861 Aug 16 Fri have kept busy sewing - mending. From the place of Obs this PM saw land around the head of Bay - very distant. XII-00 s6 XII-05 Commencement of a Bay s5 1 mile deep. N & N.E. side grass rolling land. Up to the indenture of this Bay we are not passing the straightest coast from place of Obsn I have seen any where N. - & of nearly uniform height. XII-30 (6) XII-30 (8) IXX-40 Arrived to Tonge! - Cape ^[[X Id-lon-lik-toon H.]] Little pup sucking Susy's (Koo-ou-le-arny's) Tongue - she holding it!! [[note]] For Length Log line see p (4) Bottom page H. Apr. 11/64 [[/note]] [[inserted paper]] s 6 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 ------- 8) 53 (6.6 100 min XII-40 XI-00 ------ I-40 60 40 --- 100 60 --- 66)6000 Minutes ---- 9000 25 ---- 45 18 ---- 225 or Ms 3.7