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^[[(16)]] [[boxed]] 1861 Sept 6th Fri [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] 16 Enc. 30 D. out [[/boxed]] meant all the time that it was the tide rushing out. I did not understand how tarrio ^[[(sea)]] could be making such a [[underlined]] roar [[/underlined]] but by heavy sea beating on the shoals on c^[[o]]asts about here. A dear lesson have I learned; but "There's nothing like experience". It will be recollected that I doubted Koo-jes-se on the day we left 12th Enc. & crossed the Head of Frobisher Bay for this place [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]] the 13th, now our 16th Encampment when he told me that we could not then (the time I was speaking to him about going to Ag-goun instead of place 13 Enc) proceede there (to A.) on account low water. I must give up that he (K) was right. I learned that much that I was ready to acknowledge my opinion wrong at the sight before me at ^[[1st]] low tide [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] after arriving at Aggoun. [[left margin blue vertical line to end of page]] I see now why the Innuits all dreaded & hold back so about going to Ag-goun. [[end page]] [[start page]] ^[[(17)]] [[boxed]] 1861 Sept 6 Fri [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] 16th Enc [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] 29 D. out [[/boxed]] [[to right]] on 33[[feet symbol]] - 15[[inch symbol]] off 30[[feet symbol]] - [[?]] [[inch symbol]] [[line]] 2) 3-30 [[line]] -1-30 [[/to right]] Index Error Observ " [[strikethrough]] Rescue ^[["Preservation - 1[[feet symbol]] - 30[[inch symbol]] ]] Island" VIII - 15-20 44-30 16-43 15 [[line]] 58 [[/line]] 18-09 44-00 Channel as we go to 16th (13) Enc. [[Note: left margin, bracket with tics marks to bottom of page]] [[right margin bracket]] 19-00 [[sun symbol]] to left hand side 89[[degree symbol]] - 12[[feet symbol]] 20-50 [[strikethrough]] [[sun symbol]] same [[/strikethrough]] 43-30VIII-22-05 [[sun symbol]] to same 89-53 [[/right margin bracket]] 23-20 [[sun symbol]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] wrong - my reading ^[[ [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] Veri[[?]] ]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough and boxed]] 90-30 [[/strikethrough and boxed]] [[encircled]] (?)24-35 [[sun symbol]] [[underlined]] [[line]] This [[/underlined]] I think ^[[correct]] [[strikethrough]] 90-35 ] [[/encircled]] | 90 35 ] 26-00 [[sun symbol]] - 90-50 VIII-28-20 42[[degree symbol]] - 05[[feet symbol]] [[right margin vertical and boxed]] AZ Comp. Bearing to said point 145 1/2 reversed 328[[degree symbol]] [[/right margin vertical and boxed]] 36-36 40-30 VIII-37-32 [[sun symbol]] Same 93-32[[feet symbol]] 38-57 [[sun symbol]] " [[ditto for: same]] 93-51 40-17 [[sun symbol]] " [[ditto for: same]] 94-09 41-20 39[[degree symbol]] - 35[[feet symbol]] - 30[[inch symbol]]
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