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M. May 20/61                  Mony May 20/61 contd.
[[underlined]]Commence return fr. head of Rescue Bay[[/underlined]]
Course    Paces
156
[2nd Ob. Mount
[Ex. S.E. trend of land} 166
[             Hall Isld}
[Fr. Head                141
[C.E. Field Mt           336
[Grinnell Mt             195
1/8 mile from 2nd Obs. Mt. 10 rods out in Head of [[Bay - [W.Hd of Bay        62
[2nd Obs. Mt   -        [[?297]]
[ [[?Channel]] Mt N.W. Ext.  19
164      1800
          500
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Sat May 25/61                   Sat May 25/61
[[underlined]]A M/ & P.M. Observations for time & Varn.[[/underlined]]
Rescue's Chron.  Az. Comp. Bear of [[sun symbol]]
A.M. h1.m38.s20   76°.50'  354° = 174°
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{Result {M.T . 9.0.18
{Ch T.1.38.20
{     _______
{     4.38.02
{     4.20.00
{     _______
{      18.02 R Chr. fast

2.08.25  82.12 - 344 - " [[for 180°]] - 164
2.12.00  82.48 - 343 - "              - 163
2.15.47  83.25 - 342 - "              - 162
_______  _____
  36.12 248.25
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2.12.04  82.48.20
9.33.34  ________
_______  41.24.10} Result M.T. Res H h9.m33.s34
4.38.30 cor 16.51}
4.20.00  ________}
_______  41.39.01}
        Fast 18.30
Diff of Chr. 12.10.5
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    G.H. fast 6.19.5
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May 25/61
Mean of 3 Obs A.M. for Variation
Obs. 41°.24'.10" -- 163° - Result_N.63°.54' W.
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P.M. Mean of six Obs. for Time        May 25/61
h7.m38.s28   37°.41'.00 - Result M.T. Res Hr h3.m1.s10
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 4. 37 .19
 4.20.00
R fast 17.19
G.H.Do 12.10
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G.H fast 5.09
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h7m44.s00
☉| to Fr. H. - 62°.12'
7.59.30
☉| to Gr. Mt. Peak 81.39
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Mean of 3 Obs.for vartn. P.M.
37°.20'.30" - 60°.10' - Result N.60.22W
There is an increase of Error by the Compass not
reversing as it should, & also by the large daily Var. -
Taking A.M. & P.M. observations & detg the Mean
it will be seen that the variation is 62°.08'
3 P.M. Peak of Grinnell Mt base by Az. (needle an extremely light and sensitive one 337°
a fact  that there is a very great diurnal change of variation at this point, full 1 degree in 5 hours! -
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Sun May 26/61                   Sun. May 26/61
Merid Obs. - for Lat. - & Var
Mean of seven - True Alt. 48°.20'.34" = Lat. 62°.52'
A.M "[[for Mean]] of six Obs. Alt. 48.2.10
    "[[for Mean]]             Time h4.45.2
Bearing - - 112.30'
P.M. Obs. for Time   Alt.
Mean of 5 -  ☉[[sun symbol]] 
° '  "
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8.5.35     Result App. Time h3.m31.s07
______                           3. 14
                             _________
4.37.53                       3.27 .53
4.20.00
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Chr. 17.42
fast =====