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1861 Aug 22 Thurs.
11th Enc  14D out

10th Encamp.  277°
9 Enc  158° or 157° 1/2
[[symbol: Sun]] Marked Sow Cornet Mt to left to "Peak" Mt. both on I.S. (Kingaite side) - Sex 77°-19'
Said Peak Left to 9th Enc.  51-12
9th Enc to "Gap" as described  20-36
9th Enc to 10th Enc.  119-35
Peak Left to Ex of Land in sight K.S. (Kin-gaite Side) = 43°-30'

Meridional Obs. on Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a Mt - Pocket sextant
h m s | -
IV-49-10 | 75°-42'-30"
   52-30 |     44 -00 (Az. Compass Bearing [[symbol: Sun]] 116°
   56-00 |     45 -30 115°
   58-25 |     45 -30 
 V-01-10 |     45 -00 114°
   02-50 |     44 -15 
   07-10 |     42 -15 

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1861 Aug 22 Thurs
11th Enc. 14D out

Az. C 
Bearing where I took Latitude yesterday  158°
Island where "Jack" Ankooted for "Susy" (As Charley) (Comp. as set by Innuit, Koo-per-neu-ung) = 156°
Trend of line of Islands of wh. this is head  140° & 320°
Bearing of long Cape ahead  344°

Start | For height of Mt. (Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a)
hVI-m31 (6) (6 1/2) | 9°-12'
Stop | hVII-m02  3°-30'
- | hVI-m56 Even with N. & (even with A(?) side Bay) by Compass of the Island Ki-Ki-tuk-ju-a (Started at Middle of the Isd.)
Start VII-10 | Never can I forget the tantalizing conduct of the Innuits I have with me.  They mean no ill but they are like Eagles - [[underlined]] Untamable. [[/underlined]]
Just as I was measuring base for hight of Mt. up pops a seal & stop they must!  
The beautiful Noon & P.M. - the mirror waters - the evenness of Kin-gaite side - its beauty in 

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