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[[boxed]] 1862 July 22 Tues. [[/boxed]] O Mark to Left to Peak of Mt near Bear Island (this Isd) 101[[degree symbol]] - 30[[symbol]] 43 - 53 Said Mark on Peak to Pseudo Bear Isd [[line]] 145 - 23 = [[sun symbol]] Mark to Pseudo Bear Isd. Said [[strikethrough]] Mark [[/strikethrough]] on Peak to L. Rt Tang t[[?]] - [[?]] 39[[degree symbol]] - 55[[symbol]] " " " " " " " " [[dittos for: Said [[strikethrough]] Mark [[/strikethrough]] on Peak to]] Lt. " [[ditto for: Tang]] Tues-jun chro - a 68 - 47 [[end page]] [[start page]] Wednesday, July 23d 1862 As we move out on from Boat harbor find considerable ice formed last night! Start for the S.E. Ex 22h X - m 40 (AM V - 40) XI - 12 (s 15) stopped by Pack ice - have been passing amongst Pack ice nearly even since starting. XI - 20 Ice closing in around us - obliged to retreat when on the very threshold of reaching S.E. Ex. - Stop 5 minutes E inspect - have to return & await ebb tide to open the pack ice. Start XI - 27 - Stop near Boat Harbor h XII - or (s 15) Spend 1/2 hour in allowing Sharkey to Seal & then made in on N. W. side Bear Isd - - draw boat up on ice [by shore] & await the ice to loosen but here & "S.E. Ex". Bearing of Pseudo Bear Island from this Pt. 89 Bearing of the right side 2d channel the furthermost N. that I can see N. Coast Rescue Bay N. 27 W [[underlined]] True [[/underlined]] Start again for "S.E. Ex" h 1 - m 47 [1 - 55 about even with the Enc. last night - The ice gone as by Magic - find no trouble. Arrive "S.E. Ex" Isd h 3 - m 15 (11) Now top table Mt. the highest part of the first Island of S.E. Ex - Same yet as when I was closed in by fog 1 year last Apr. Meridional Obs. h m s N - 48 - 30 94[[degree symbol]] - 27[[symbol]] 00[[symbol]] =| [[in blue]] B{ [[/in blue]] V - 12 - 25 [[symbol]] to Rt. to French Head 104[[degree symbol]] = 17 50 - 25 27 - 30 =| [[in blue]] { [[/in blue]] 13 - 50 [[symbol]] " " " " " [[dittos for: to Rt. to French Head]] 104 - 02 52 - 10 29 - 00 =| [[in blue]] { [[/in blue]] 15 - 00 [[symbol]] " " " " " [[dittos for: to Rt. to French Head]] 103 - 48 [[line]] 55 - 00 30 - 30 V - 17 - 16 94[[degree symbol]] - 11[[symbol]] [[in blue]] } C [[/in blue]] 55 - 00 30 - 00 = 21 - 00 94 - 05[[symbol]] [[in blue]] } [[/in blue]] 57 - 10 30 - 00 = 59 - 10 29 - 00 = [[vertical]] 62[[degree symbol]] - 32[[symbol]] - 58.7 [[/vertical]] [[line]] [[encircled in blue]] A [[/encircled in blue]] V - 00 43 94[[degree symbol]] - 28 - 30 =| 04 - 35 27 - 00 =| 08 - 00 94[[degree symbol]] - 24 - 00 =| [[left margin vertical in red]] [[underlined]] Vide [[/underlined]] p. 28 Obs Book [[/left margin vertical in red]] [[in blue]] Solar Bearing [[line]] Computation of A. B. C Vide p [[encircled]] 83 [[/encircled]] Observation Book [[/in blue]]