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(10) 1861 Aug 24 Sat 12th Enc. 16th Day Out 2d Day in 12th Enc. [[underlined]] showered upon me, [[/underlined]] poor humble soul. P.M. Obs. at 12th Encampment By the Salmon River Head of Frobisher Bay Index er -1'30" h m s | - VII-43-07 | 59°-15'-00 44-33 | 59-00-00 46-07 | 58-45 47-32 | -30 49-03 | -15 50-32 | 58-00 51-50 | 57-45 53-30 | 57-30 --------- | ---------- 8) 386-14 | 8) 467°-00'-00" --------- | -------------- VII-48-16.75 = 58°-22'-30" Mean Sun obscure by veil of clouds used the green shades. 2d Set P.M. Obs Index er -1'-37.5" Used Red Eye Glass (only) on tels. h m s | - VIII-09-58 | 54°-45 11-42 | 15 13-05 | 54-00 14-27 | 53-45 15-48 | 30 17-10 | 15 18-30 | 53-00 h m s | - VIII-27-45 | 51°-15' (A) VIII-29-00 | 51 -00 (B) (A) Without Glass on Horizon B. With Glass on Horizon [[end page]] [[start page]] {3d Day 12th Encampment, Head of Frobisher Bay} + [[Sunday]] Aug 25th 1861 AM N.W. Very Light almost [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] M N.W. Fresh Cloudy but [[symbol: Sun]] out PM N.W. Light [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] Aurora 3-30 AM Another & another is added to the number of beautiful days we've had since starting on this expedition. Can it be that such fine weather is [[underlined]] here [[/underlined]] generally prevailing, while bad weather every where else N. is the ruling characteristic? This certainly is a fact that here at the Head of Frobisher Bay a milder climate prevails that at Rescue Bay & [[?otherwhere]] N. or, the luxiriant vegetation that is around here could not be. The grass plains - the grass clothed hills are abundant proof of this. I never saw in the States, unless the exception be of the prairies of the West, more luxiriant grasses or uncultivated lands than are here around - under me. There is no mistake in this statement that pasture land here for stock cannot be excelled