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(20 1861 Oct. 17 Thurs The officers say that the whale taken to-day is the largest yet obtained on this voyage. It is a "cow" whale - (supposed be with young) - & nearly ready to "calve". It is left anchored for to-night down the Bay nearly to the entrance to "Rescue Bay" North side. Ugarny with his two wives & child - [[?Chimerarcha]] & his wife little Ookoodlear left this morning in Boat for Budington Bay. The night is a fine one, calm & enlightened by the moon wh. fulls to-morrow - the sky nearly cloudless. Ice making fast. The Aurora to-night in all it wanted glory - as if striving to out shine Queen of Night. Copy from ^[[orig.]] Note Book ^[[(Book of Silk & Linen Vol 1 H.)]] Started under oars from Tuipks (Chro) h1-m42 passing up W. side of the large Island N & N.W. of ship Start on Course across the Bay 3 Ms per hour to this time = 2-25 Arrive across the Bay under sail 4 1/2 ms per h. = 3-10 Under our course northerly to Winter Pass & arrive at said Point (2 Ms per h) = 3-30 Obs. for Lat. ([[4 vertical strokes with diagonal line through denoting 5]] 85 x 4 x 2.4 feet) = 9/10 mile on Course from Landing to Mt. *35°-01' Artificial Horizon small Sextant *(see p199 Obsn Book) [[end page]] [[start page]] (21 1861 Oct 17 Thurs Distance place Obsn top Mt. from place Obn for Lat. [[2 x 4 vertical strokes with diagonal line through denoting 5]] 38 paces x 4 x 2.4 feet = 1 6/10 mile Observations by Az. Compass on top Mt. Small Island Kun-nuk-ju-a 75° " " [[dittos for: Small Island]] reversed needle 254° Direction Oo-pung-ne-wing as told me by Shev-ek-Koo = 64° Vessel 224.5 Reversed Needle 42 ^[[Prob. 44° H]] Budington Mt 220.5 Highest part Look-Out 210° Ex. N. side entrance to Rescue Bay 200° Ex. Land South side " " " " [[dittos for: entrance to Rescue Bay]] 178 Monumental Mt. (Isd) seen in course of Point or Cape = 200° North Foreland (a small Island) so called by Capt. B. 216° Head of Harbor or little Bay by "Pass" 146° [[note]] The original reads "Head of Bay from Frobisher Bay that is X of page 12 of this day's Record. Hall [[/note]] Extreme of Land seen on Kingaite side South (I do not mean that the land I see is the Extreme of it.) 122° Ex. seen Northerly on Kingaite side 357° Almost unbroken view Kingaite Bet. above degrees. I have full view entrance "Rescue Bay" & nearly all of it (R. Bay) but upper end & the portion from a Bluff by ravine side R. Bay in direction 182° to the W. termination of the large [[note]] The following in orig. note book but struck out = "Bluff S. side at Entrance Parker's Bay 182(?)" [[/note]]