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Fr. May 17/61           Fr. May 17/61
   A.   M.     Noon     P.M.
Ther. 33        40       28
Bar. 28.70    28.80     28.70
Calm & thick clouds Light & cloudy Light. Ble sky & coluds
P.M. Observations for Time
Mean of six
h7.m56.s43.3 - - - -  66°.22'.30"
    -3. 23 Chro fast      -1 .30 I. Err.
____________           _________
 7. 53. 20.3           66 .21 .00
                       _________
                       33 .10 .30 Obs Alt.
            
       Result, App. Time h3.m35.s02"
          "   Mean [[?]]  3 .31 .10
              Chron.      7 .53 .20.3
                         ____________
                          4 .22 .10.3
        Time Sep. 12/60,  4 .20 .00
                          ___________
                           2 .10.3} Chron. gained
                                   } upon rate as
                             } given at N London.
Soon after Obervations above, I 
compared Chrons.
 [1st Rescue's 9.2.49.5
[[2     "      9.3.49.5 [[boxed: Diff. 11.49.5]]
[[1    G. H's  8.51.00 ] Diff
[ 2       "    8.51.00 ]  x
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see if x not error
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                                Sat. May 18/61
Comp Chron.
R's   8.45.00
G.H's 8.33.08.5
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        11.51.5 Dif. this day
        11.49.5  "   on May 17th
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            2.0 Probably R's gain two seconds in 24 hrs. -
Sun May 19/61
  R's - 9.05.00
G. H's  8.53.03.5
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          11.56.5 Diff today
          11.51.5 Diff on 18th
          _______
              5.0
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M. May 20/61                    Mon. May 20/61
  A.  M.     Noon      P.m.
Ther. 32      42   30 N.W. Fresh & fine & cloudy
Bar. 28.425 28.425  28.625
{Compared Chro. R' before starting
{1.14.00
{1.02.01.5
{_________
{  11.58.5
{=========
{and
{On return
{19.20.0
{19.08.06.5
{__________
{   11.53.5
{   11.58.5
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{       5.0
{      ====
9 A. M Start for head of Rescue Bay
Course from Ship towds. Obs. Mt. 342°
Bearing of Ship (Az. Comp.)      165
Buddt Mt.  - - - - - - - - - - - 194
Grinnell Mt  - - - - - - - - - - 340
Parker's Bluff - - - - - - - - -  94
French Head  - - - - - - - - - - 120
Obs. Mt - - - - - - - - - - - -  338
C.W. Field Mt - - - - - - - - -  351
[[note in left margin]]
Merid.- Bearing of [[symbol O containing forward slant]] Mark [[?show]] Var. N. 62.W.
[[/note in left margin]]
See Merid. Observations
[[note Merid Obs. in right margin]]
Merid. Obs. for Lat. -
4.7.45  93.19
 13.25     33
 16.55     36
 21.00     39
 27.20     44
 32.30     45 * - 93.45'
                  ______
 42.30     43     46.52.30
 48.00     37 Cor.   15. 3

                  ________
                  47. 7.33
                  ________
                  42.52.27
                  20. 4.30
                  ________
     Lat. at Noon 62.56.57
                  ========
[[/note Merid Obs. in right margin]]
Sun Mark [[O/]] in Mtn. Nth. side Bay}
                         By Az. Comp.} 298
Grinnell Peak to Sun Mark by Sext.  -  30.14
Parker's Bluff to     Do           -   53.40
   Do          to  Fr. Head     -      28.00
Fr. Head to Vessel       -             44.15
From this point at Noon
Course    Paces
338°  -  1650  To foot of Obs. Mt. -
358 - 650      Happy family Mtns Mother - - 358°
318 - 1250 [Grinnell Mt. - - - - - - - - -  172
           [Obs. Mt - - - - - - - - - - - - 160
           [Fr. Hd  - - - - - - - - - - - - 129
           [Mt head of Ex of Bay  - - - - - 299
           [The Mothers                     318
           [The Peak Mt - - - - - - - - - - 336
8°   500
2°   150   [Grinnell Mt - - - - - - - - - - 172
           [Mt Hd W. Ex. Bay  - - - - - - - 344
           [C.W. Field Mt - - - - - - - - -   8
[[note in left margin]]
Took sights for Time
Art.  Hor.
11.14 - 26.30
11.18 - 25.20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Result, Mean Time
h6.m37.s19
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8°   500  [C.W.F. Mt - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
72°       [Deep Ravine - - - - - - - - - - - 342    
One Mile