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1862
July
29
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[[underlined]] Koo-tun-koo [[/underlined]] to left to Rt Tang. [[underlined]] Tue-jar-o-chin[[guess]] [[/underlined]] 3° - 45
Koo-tun-koo to Rt Tang Too-ja[[?]] 19° - 30'
Koo-tan Koo to high part " " [[dittos for: Too-j[[?]] ]]
[the commencement of high part] 22° - 50'
Bearings - Small high Isd. in Lupton Channel 85°
The coast below on this side in line with this bearing - 
Rt. Tang. Large Isd below to East of big one 86°; Lt Tang ^[[(True N)]] 97°
Bearing high part opposite side Lupton Channel 170°
" [[ditto for: Bearing]] Little Bay just below Boat Landing [Right side below.
(this direction Boat)] [[underlined in red]] 60°; [[/underlined in red]] [[underlined]] Sylvia Grinnell Isd. 198°
[[underlined in red]] From top Mt. on reduction dist - to level[[guess]] = 1175 paces down to Boat. [[/underlined in red]]
Start to return h XI - m 40: Stop XI - 57 (s 12) - [[?]] a Cape sight back to Apex Mt. [the pile stones "Faith, Hope & Charity"] [The Mt. Lt. hand side Lup. Channel [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] (Looking toward Rescue Bay [[?]]) Where I made above obs. Apex Mt. brass 264°. then course to this 84° Ex. of said Mt. [base, down to water; edge] 250° - Sylvia Grinnell Isd. 224°. Rt side channel Ex [op. Sylvia Grinnell Isd] 215:°
To center small high Isd. mid ^[[F.]] Channel 82°; Pt. on Cape ahead when I turn course 78°; Mid Big Island 66°. Lt. Tang to 74°
Rt. T. not in sight. Real bearing now where Boat now while I went up Mt 270°
Start XII - 11 XII - 16 (s 12) Even with the Cape on course 78°
{Sun dog] Stop Shar-too-wit-koo XII - 22 (s 12) - the Walrus deposits - the gr[[?]] scull & bo[[?]]s - Fox - tobacco hunt - Walrus Feast - the walrus deposited under stones - placed there before my return from voyage up Bay of F. - full maggots & strong smelling - yet the natives had a feast of it! [[?]] obstructed the Ivory of Walrus 
Heart. [[underlined]] Start [[?]] - 00 [[/underlined]] - [[underlined]] Stop 1 - 06 [[/underlined]] (s 12) on a cape. sight back to last cape [of XII - 16] wh. bears 238 = [238] Next Cape
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ahead 60°; The turn near Bluff {opp. right side Channel to W to Big Isd] 56° : Middle Pt on mid channel bet Isd. & turn Pt. 58° The high Isd mid channel 114°
Start 3 h 1 - 13 : 13h 1 - m 30 ^[[(s 12)]] Arrive to the Cape sighted as 'Cape 'Ahead 60[[?]] : [[underlined]] Stop [[/underlined]] [[?]] 2 - m 17 (s 12) on Cape up west on side ^[[of side channel &]] big Isd 
Bearing place of obs for Lat at Meridian to-day 276°
Sylvia Grinnell Isd 232[[degree symbol]]. This last bearing the Lt. Tang. 
Big Isd ' Rt. Tang Big Isd 202° ; Bearing of the Cape last doubled [1 - 30 Cape] 234°. The last Course to this [[?]] 54° 
[Bearing of place where Boat landed just before I ascended the Mt ^[[to make meridional obs.]]
I did not [[strikethrough]] take [[/strikethrough]] take best from the Bearing ^[[ [[underlined]] of this [[?]] bet. [[/underlined]] ]] taken when Boat landed - or rather as I was about to depart the place of landing should be 256° ] : The Pt ahead 75 Paces off bears 43°
Start h 2 - m 33 [2 - 36 op. the 43° Pt.] Stop h 2 - 40 (s 12) next Course 
Sight "43°" 206° : Next Pt. 14° : 2d Pt. ahead wh. is now the Course 17° - Make an [[?]] to round the Cape I am on but tide too strong - hard pulling stars not [[?]] bit gain an inch - Stop till it has ebbed - 
Wednesday July 30th 1862
Start for Og-bin-seen-o-big this being nearly down 18 h VI - m 55 (1 - 55 AM) Arrive Cape "14°" VII - 35 (s 12)
Arrive Cape "17 VIII - 00 (s 12) [deduct 10 minutes from this bet VII - 35 & VIII - 00 as Koo-per-[[?]]-[[?]]'s Sealing] Course from last nights start Eve ^[[ [[?]] ]] 17° : VIII - 25 (s 12) Arrive tents of G H.s Co on Course 358° [from Cape 17°
Loy[[guess]] here on this & former trips 67 feet [22 x 3 + = 67] 
(See Conclusive Obsn)

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