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1861 Aug 31 Sat.
14th Enc. 23d Day Out
Meridional Obs 13th Enc.
Index Er. -1'-30"
h m s | -
[[checkmark]] IV-46-35 | 69°-16'45"
[[checkmark]] 49-10 | 18-15
[[checkmark]] 52-23 | 20-30
[[checkmark]] 54-38 | 21-30
[[checkmark]] 58-10 | 21-45 (?)
[[checkmark]] V-00-25 | 21-15
[[checkmark]] 02-18 | 19-45
[[checkmark]] -04-05 | 19-30
[[checkmark]] 07-10 | 17-52
[[checkmark]] 9-30 | 16-00
11-15 | 15-00
15-20 | 9-45
The Artificial as inconstant as ever! But I live in hopes of possessing good instruments sometime & having too the opportunity of using them.
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1861 Aug 31 Sat
14th Enc. 23d Day Out
Bearing by Az. Compass of centre Channel we entered 308°
Right hand side Channel top Bluff going out 300°
Left " " do do " " " " " [[dittos for: hand side Channel top Bluff going out]] 318°
Ex. Island at point high water the Chanel below 13th Enc. 148°
[[note]] See Obsn Bk p145 [[/note]]
We now start for Ag-goun - have been in readiness for one hour, but in waiting for Nin-u-ar-ping, (son of Koo-choo-ar-chu ("Sampson") & Kok-er-job-in) who went out to the Islands, opposite side of Bay or Harbor (from 13th Enc.) where took-too were sighted 2 hours ago. Koo-jes-se leaves his Tupik here, erect, at 13th Enc. - & also "Mr. Miner" leaves his. I also leave the remainder of Bread on hand in Cask - & the small Cask Borden's meat biscuit. The Ki-a & Ning-u-ar-ping not returning we await no longer: but go on for the Point of the Island left hand side the Channel where we entered. [[note]] [[underlined]] Left hand side [[/underlined]] channel coming down but [[underlined]] right hand side [[/underlined]] going up from 13th Encampment. H. N.Y. Apr. 16/64 [[/note]]
Start hVI-m44 [[underlined]] Six O'Clock m44 Chro [[/underlined]] (1-44 PM) from 13th Enc.
The other boat, "Mr. Miner's" will remain for Nin-u-ar-ping's return. At hVII-m08 Chro
