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[[in blue]] 2) [[/in blue]] [[boxed]] 1861 Nov 19 Tues [[/boxed]] Boats had started off for "King William's Land"! Breakfast as usual Dinner Bean Soup Supper "black Skin", Coffee & Sea bread. To-night or rather just as Sun went down behind high land W (2.30 PM) walked ashore. While at Ebierbing's found him "dressing up" - said he was going to Theatre. Found that Innuits have grand times now every night - promised E. that I would be present at Ook-sing's the Tupik of the Innuit where the Innuit plays are performed. At 1/2 past six I was preparing to go over. Capt. B. had retired & nearly all the others - but C B. was not asleep. I got him up & dressed - when he & Gardiner accompanied me to see the fun! The Eve delightful - Aurora & Moon enlightening our way. Quickly there. The Innuits (men on outside Ook Sing's Tupik dancing & wrestling! Capt. B. bowed his head, looked in Tupik & crowded himself into a mass of Innuits I & Gardiner following. "Jim Crow" was the Band (the musical band!) & the dancer. While he performed on the Kie-lonn (the same as a Tamborine except that it has no bells & is furnished with a handle!) & [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] performed antic motions, the house (?) filled with Innuit ladies wh. were singing & rocking each other at each stroke of the Kie-lonn rang with joy and gladness, The performance on Kie-lnn by Ook-Sing next - then by myself! followed by Capt B. till he was disabled by a rap of the finger. A rich treat! [[strikethrough]] (See further description [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] 31st) [[/strikethrough]] [[encircled strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/encircled strikethrough]] [[line across page]] Chro Time } To-night measured distances [[strikethrough]] b [[/strikethrough]] of [[symbol: Moon]] N.G. & Pal^[[l]]ux { (1 D 19. [[checkmark]] 13-51-50 [[checkmark]] 26[[degree symbol]] -14[[feet symbol]] -30[[inch symbol]] on 30-30 " [[ditto for: D 19.]] [[checkmark]] 55-55 [[checkmark]] 12-45 off 30-00 [[line]] " [[ditto for: D 19.]] [[checkmark]] 59-50 [[checkmark]] 11-45 2) 30 [[line]] I. Error -15 Compared Chros R h14-42-03 (6h | Used Astral Telescope [[line]] G.H. 14-23 00 [[line]] 19m-03s [[end page]] [[start page]] ^[[(4 p. & Sup. this day H)]] (1 [[underlined]] Vide Supplement [[/underlined]] [[in blue]] ^[[ [4 p. & Sup. this day H. ] ]] [[/in blue]] Wednesday Nov 20th 1861 29.5 AM 11[[degree symbol]] N.W. 3. Fair 29.475 M 15 NW 2 c.b.v. 29.475 PM 19 N.W. 1 c.b.v. (1/1) Aurora This Morning One obn. Distance [[symbol: Moon]] N.4. & Jupiter { small Telescope (No I. Error) [[line]] h m Chro Time 20th = 0-26-45 83°\[[degree symbol]] -00[[feet symbol]] -00[[inch symbol]] h m Compd Chro R 0-19-04.5(9h G.H. --- 0-00-00 [[line]] R's fast on GHs 19-04.5 m s [[line with loops across page]] Determined Distance to-day from Vessel in her present Harbor to ^[[Look Out Isd 1/2 mile below]] Rescue Harbor - Two & 1/2 miles {2.44 = correctly) Look Out Is below [[strikethrough]] ha [[/strikethrough]] ^[[ [[strikethrough]] be [[/strikethrough]] Rescue Harbor]] to eminence on Island near here (Sex) 98[[degree symbol]] -00[[feet symbol]] On Said Eminence Angle of ^[["Look-Out" Isd below]] Whale Island to ] Main Mast of Vessel ] [[double underlined]] (Sex) [[/double underlined]] = 76[[degree symbol]] -40[[feet symbol]] { "Look Out below } { Rescue Harbor } [[encircled]] B [[/encircled]] [[Note: from 'B' above triangle]] [[left side of triangle]] [[vertical]] (Miles 2.44) [[/vertical]] (98[[degree symbol]] - 00[[feet symbol]]) [[symbol]] [[/left side of triangle]] [[right side of triangle]] [[vertical]] (248 miles) A (76[[degree symbol]] - 40[[feet symbol]]) [[/right side of triangle]] [[bottom of triangle]] C [[encircled]] 148 paces [[/encircled]] [[/bottom of triangle]] Paces Vessel to said eminence 1 48 X 4 X 2.4 feet As 5[[degree symbol]] - 20[[feet symbol]] Sine 8.96825 98[[degree symbol]] -[[?]]0[[feet symbol]] 76-40 [[line]] [[line]] Is to 148 Paces Log. 217026 174-40 So is 76[[degree symbol]] - 40[[feet symbol]] Sine 9.98813 180-00 [[line]] [[line]] 12.15839 5[[degree symbol]] - 20[[feet symbol]] [[encircled]] feet per mile 6086 [[/encircled]] 8.96825 148870.4 (2.4 4 [[Note: dotted line from previous observation to same below right]] [[boxed to left]] [[symbol]] C Vessel [[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] place on } Eminence } [[/boxed]] Paces [[line]] 12172 To C. A. B. 1549 = Log. 3.19014 [[line]] 4 Steps to our pa[[?]] 27150 [[line]] 6196 2.4 feet 243[[?]]4 [[line]] [[line]] 24784 28060 12392 24344 [[line]] N Miles [[line]] Ans. s.44 (Two & 44/100 Miles) (over) [[line]] feet = 14870.4