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(4 1861 Sep 5 Thurs 15th Enc. 5th Day 28 D. Very cloudy used green shade Small Tel. (Obs. for determining Lat.) Index Er. -1'-30" - | h m s | - 1) | IV-04-37 | 63°-46' 00" 2) | 07-05 = (This observation evidently the doubtful one H.) | = 50' 00" 3) | 9-28 | 64-02-00 (?) Artificial Horizon a sad bore! [[note]] Vide Obsn Book p125 [[/note]] - | h m s | - 4) | IV-34-45 | 65°-02'-00" 5) | 36-46 | 04 -45 6) | 38-58 | 07 -15 h m s | - IV-47-33 (A) | 65°-15'-15" 50-52 (B) | 17 -45 52-54 (C) | 19 -00 [[note]] See Obsn Bk p126 [[/note]] Time not noted but determined that this was ultimatum of Mn [[symbol: circumpunct]] = 65°-20'-45" [[note]] Let the Lat be determined by A.B.C.D. & E. not by this obsv. Hall [[/note]] V-01-50 (D) | 65-17-45 4-00 (E) | 17-18 Sun became obscured by clouds. The Artificial Horizon rocking! [[end page]] [[start page]] (5 1861 Sept. 5th Thurs 15th Enc. 5th day 28th Day out Kood-loo returned h11 AM with the skins, Ood-nook & some of the steaks of 2 Rein-der. This makes 11, I believe, of his acquisition on this Expedition. The weather raw & unpleasant - yet every thing requiring drying is out on the rocks spread out. The Latitude of 15h Enc. is * [[underlined]] 63°-45'-46" [[underlined]] N. wh may be called the Extreme on this side of Frobisher Bay. [[note]] * See pp125 & 126 Obsv Bk [[/note]] The other, or E. side of Bay (the Extreme) the same - Place of 12th Enc. 63°-43' 23" but the Bay west of that extends up, at least, two miles further. I fear shall have no more Sun to-day by wh. to determine time & variation &c