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[[boxed]] 1862 Aug. 4 Mond. [[boxed]] Am now out on a walk near cliffs where I took the boat this morn. The point (Ex.Pt.) of Coal Peninsula brass[?] 210°. The base of Iron Mt. in line with this bearing [wh. base (Ex) is a Cape or Pt. in my Course by boat voyage to day wh course I really omitted to to note - therefore my course from G. to Pt. of Coal Peninsula 210°. Cape S. side entrance from wh. I track for N. side an hour ago 148. The base of Mt. Cour. Sharko [wh. is [[underlined]] really [[/underlined]] S. Cape to this bay] bears 114 - Now take 40 paces (mine) northerly [toward cliffs where I took the Boat] along the coast & eight up ^[[towards]] the base Iron Mt 206°. The Cape this side wh. is the 1st Cape arrived at after getting aboard Boat on completing my pacing [[underlined]] in line [[/underlined]] 206°. But a short dist. say 50 paces or so to Cliffs (the base of them). Have been anxious to have the [[symbol]] this P.M. for [[underlined]] Time. [[/underlined]] I have been disappointed but this mome^[[n]]t ^[[have]] caught a very first glimpse of snow thro. thick clouds - [[in blue]] * [[/in blue]] [[underlined in blue]] h XI - m 10 28° - 13 [[/underlined in blue]] [[underlined]] our image ^[[of [[symbol]] ]] covering the [[/underlined]] other - [[underlined]] very unreliable this observation. [[/underlined]] 5 Seals shot to-day - 4 secured - other sunk - [[underlined]] Hot [[/underlined]] blasts from N. E. to-night really burning hot. - the Mosquitos! Prospecting the ice - I & Rogers - the decision - [[in blue]] ^[[* Completion on p. 39 obsn Book]] [[/in blue]] [[end page]] [[start page]] Og-bin-seen-o-ping Tuesday [[strikethrough]] July [[/strikethrough]] Aug. 5th 1862 14th End. Hasty on precipit[[?]] retreat - Return to Og-bin seer-o-ping - The Pack! The Pack!! Start 18 h VII - 00 (1 AM) - h VI -m 10 ^[[(s 10)]] Arrive to ofc. Cape ([[strikethrough]] N. [[/strikethrough]] ^[[S.]] side entrance Bay [the Pt. arrived at a survey of ^[[3.]] by toward ^[[ [entrance]] yesterday on Course 38°] VI - 15 to 2d Cape (?) (2 10 & say n[[?]] {the not the one Coru.[[guess]] Sharko] VI - 20 Stopped by pack ice - VII - 00 Solid Pack - [[?]]one with the [[symbol]] Marked [[?]] Mt [Co[[?]]. Sharko] {No keeping Dead [[strikethrough]] rec[[?]]ing [[/strikethrough]] Reckoning now - one moment [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] first in ice - another minute tracking - then turning to right - to left - steering - now forward - cutting open passage - "Bill" & Loo-per-neu-my getting "Soused" - drawing boat over ice fields - Innuits women ^[[& men]] ^[[with]] whites in unison pulling on Boat have[[guess]] making a picture worth looking at, the boat kept upon its keel its draught was ice easy altho. loaded with walrus & seal meats Innuit [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] child & dog! Over 2 miles passage by drawing boat 6 times on to ^[[& over pack [[?]] moving]] ice.]] [[strikethrough]] Now [[/strikethrough]] Now 22d h VIII - m 15 (h 3 - m 15 AM) just out of Pack! Place of departure [Cape N. side Ek-ki-lu-zhun bears 286° Pong-chu-ung^[["Old Smoke"]] [[guess]] 272: Cape N. side Bay Ed. 270°. The Pt on Cape on Leaving Oo-pung-ni-wing for Rescue Bay by sledge [the Pt that shoots out westward from the coast above Cape Ek-ke-kes-zhun some 2 or 3 miles above] 300° - Bearing [of highest port Oo-pung-ne-ung] the height of O. 350°; [[symbol]] marked Mt. Cour. of Sharko 220°; Next Cape below or rather next Bold bluff along base of Sharko 180°. [[underlined]] Last of high land [[/underlined]] [along base of Sharko before the river - this high land the left side looking east & the Mt where I ascended & found Brown's Monument while encamped at base Mt on last trip up here] 157°. The Mt. Brown's Monument 144°. Ex. of Sharko 107°. Left Tang - Oo-pung-ni-wing 354 Rt. Tang 340°
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