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[[underlined]] Vide [[/underlined]] Traverse Table End of Log
[[image - cross]] June 22d 1862
On Sledge Trip to Explore Oo-kood-lear (Budington) Bay.  
Before leaving Ship
Compare Chronometers
Rescue's 23 h XI - 15 - 00
George Henry's X - 49 14 ^[[28b]]
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R's from G.H. = m 25 - s 46
"Look-Out" leave from vessel 172[[degree symbol]]
Parker's Head 98[[degree symbol]] North end Island where
I stopped several days intending from there to depart for Head Bay of Frobisher Last fall 186[[degree symbol]]
Said Island in Rescue Harbor. A well defined peak of Island on E. side said Harbor in line ^[[with said N end of Isd]] 186[[degree symbol]] Ebierbing my attendant on this intended Trip ^[[& dog-drawn]]
[[underlined]] Start [[/underlined]] from Ship [[underlined]] 0 h XII - m 23 [[/underlined]] Chro (h VII - m 20 AM)
I throw Log at every five minute mark of my time piece till arrival to Rescue Harbor then at every ten minute division as usual. (10) 12) 14) 11) 12) 10) 15) & 0 h XII - m 55 even and close to N. said Island described above in Rescue Harbor. At h I - m 00 ^[[(16)]] (Chro)
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1862
June 22
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Arrive middle Rescue Harbor - as said above have thrown
Log at every 5 minute mark of Chro to this place from ship. At I - 10 (s 13) even with the well defined Peak of Isd. Sighted from Ship as in line with N. end to small Isd indicated above.
To this the [[underlined]] Course 186[[degree symbol]] [[/underlined]]
Now new Course & say [[underlined]] Start h I - m 10 [[/underlined]] (tho have really made no stop)
[[underlined]] Stop h I - m 20 [[/underlined]] (s 13) [[underlined]] Start I - 30 [[/underlined]] (s 15) s 13) s 15) = h 2 - m 00 Stop 2 - 10 (s 15) [[strikethrough]] Case [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Course [[/underlined]] to this [[underlined]] 153[[degree symbol]] [[/underlined]]; Bearing of Point by Island with well defined peak where I began new [[underlined]] Course 333[[degree symbol]] [[/underlined]]; Look Out Isd (highest part) 350[[degree symbol]] supposed point ^[[of land]] by Tupiks 193[[degree symbol]] [cannot exactly determine the point of said Cape on Point on a/c of its lowness & [[strikethrough]] humc [[/strikethrough]] hummucky ice between me & it.] French Head 100[[degree symbol]]; Parker's Head 46[[degree symbol]]; Budington Mt 317[[degree symbol]]; Grinnell Mt. 336[[degree symbol]]. CW Field Mt 347[[degree symbol]]; [[underlined]] Start [[/underlined]] h 2 - m 27 (s 15) s 17) s 17) Stop h 3 - m 00 (s 16) at place 1st Encampment on my [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] other attempt to proceede to Budington Bay; Last Course 188[[degree symbol]]. The said place of 1st Enc. where Tupiks of Ebierbing Kood-loo & old Oo-ki-jox-y-ni-noo are.
[[image - shoreline down left margin, land left, water right; with zig-zag line down land side, probably sledge trip course headings. At top of drawing is a symbol (C with an arrow pointing NNW, perhaps indicating North. Half way down in the water is a bug shaped symbol (circle with 'legs') labeled 'Bud Mt'. At a bend in the line is the letter 'A', to the left is an encircled A labeled 'place of ob'.]]
From place Tupik [[encircled]] A [[encircled]] bears 8[[degree symbol]] This [[encircled]] A [[encircled]] is small Island. Look Out 356[[degree symbol]]
[I may be mistaken about the last sighted that being "Look out" as several Islands are in line with it or if not this then 360[[degree symbol]] ]
"Sylvia Grinnell" Island E.side of the mouth of Lupton
Channel Wh. leads down into the Bear Sound of old Frobisher 126[[degree symbol]]; Start from 1st Enc. of other trip V - 35 (s 18) s 10) (s 12) (h VI) s 10; even with Cape [[underlined]] VI - 05 (s 10) & [[?]] [[/underlined]]; Bearing Sing-eye-yen Point the real N. side entrance to Rescue Harbor 259[[degree symbol]]; The Cape on Point by Tupiks (the ex. point) 27[[degree symbol]]; French Head 80[[degree symbol]].  This spot of Obn within 100 of my paces to the point on Cape (wh is N. of this [[boxed & underlined]]
Start h VI - m 20 Stop h VI - m 25 (s 7)
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This interlined to be left out of Log & say [[underlined]] Start VIII - 20 [[/underlined]] [a distance of
[[underlined]] 140 paces [[/underlined]] ^[[(of mine) on Course 259[[degree symbol]] ]] to be [[strikethrough]] includ [[/strikethrough]] added to distance made but the time now have recorded] [[strikethrough]] Set [[/strikethrough]] s 10) s 13) s 12) VII - 50 new spot where I [[underlined]] turned back [[/underlined]] on the
other trip (s 15) = h VIII) s 10) s 12) [Ki-a ^[[(skelleton on frame)]] of my wings[[guess]] have on the ice.

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