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[[left margin in blue]] 1861 Sept: 27: [[/left margin in blue]] To Peak of Mt S. French Head 334 2d Peak Blow 350 To Bottom Inlet small from rocks ahead 12[[degree symbol]] Monumental Mt 230 1/2 Land N - perhufus[[guess]] 243[[degree symbol]] N Foreland of Capt. B. To the Bluff at the base of wh } 1st Enc on leaving vessel last } 294 1/2 winter going to Bud Bay } seen over Sing[[guess]] - Syra[[guess]] } Duck Island - - - 277[[degree symbol]] [[strikethrough]] 294 1/2 [[strikethrough]] To Center of small Isd W. side IC 178 N "Ex of ^[[Mid]] Land this said Stend[[guess]] 173 An ^[[long]] Stand 1/16 mile long opp. this point OK 300 feet from Main Land on the spot of above Obs looked for the Ship sighted - It proved to be an Ice-berg! A Boat up the Bay Seen!