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[[preprinted]] 51 [[/preprinted]]
[[underlined]] Mon. May 27/61 [[/underlined]]
Observations by 2 Compasses [[slanted, underlined]]Mon. May 27/61[[/slanted, underlined]]
1 On board - 1 On Ice some Dist. off -
7 A.M. - Stood at 40° - stood at 337°} The Nth poles of the needles [[underlined]]have moved 2°
X 9.30 " 42 335 } in 2 1/2 hours [[/underlined]] variation agrees. -
A.M. Obs. by Pocket Sext. & Res. Chr. & Art. Hor.
Mead of three
1.6.13.33 71°,00'
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[[left column]]
At App. Noon [[circumpunct (sun symbol]] bore by Az. Comp. - 113°
h0.m4. P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 113
8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 112
12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 111
16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 110
20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 109
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1.41.00 78.10
42.07 78.20
49.36 79.35
53.02 80.10
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[[underlined]]P.M. Obs for Time[[[/underlined]]
8.07.40 70.17
8.32 70.06
9.28 69.55
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M. May 27/61 - and T. May 28/61 [[underlined]]Trip to Frobisher Bay[[/Trip to Frobisher Bay]] Mon May 27/61, [[double underlined]] Tues. May 28/61[[/double underlined]]
P.M. 27th - ^[[Civil Time]] 10.22.18 - Left the ship -
11.14 [[?]] - arrd at Upper Village - - [Budt Mt - - - - - - - -212°
Started at Course [[[?Grinnel]] Mt - - - -312
Midnight 12.00 - 45° Dist 1/4 mile - - - [Vessel - - - - - - - -200
[Budt Mt - - - - - - - -212
[Grin Mt - - - - - - - -310
[C.W.F. Mt - - - - - - -347
[Parker's B. & Bluff - - 105
[French Hd - - - - - - - 129
[Nth Shore Ent. Res. B. 178
[Ext. Land - - - - - - - 170
[Directn [[?]] (our Course to land route) 30
T. May 28 - A.M. h0m32. _0.32. arrd [for arrived]] at Up. Vill.
1.32 Left Upper Vill. crossed the Bay to Land Pass - } wind Modt
2.27 Sun tipping the Mitns in red
3.45 - Arr. at the shore commenct. of "Land Pass" - 1/4 mile fr. tide water }Wind strong S.W.
Bearings from beg of Land Pass {Budt Mt. - - - - - 211
{Gr. Mt - - - - - 256
{C.W. Field Mt - - 320
{Ext. Land Hall Isd 172
Course to ridge of high land dividing Bays}
Course 77° Dist. Paces 998 - - - - - - - }{Gr. Mt 257
{Robinson Mt. }
{S.W. side Res. B. } 224
{Peak on left hand on}
{enter C. Wk's Sound } 103
{Highest Pt. Mt Headland}
{opp. side of head of }
{said Bay - - - - - - - } 83
{Center Bay Taylor }
{ Pass " } 90 {This Pass is
{walled on each
{side by Bold Mountains
Course 90° [[in pencil "S. 30 W"]] Paces 483 {to end of land Pass
5.47 arr at Frob. Bay {and arr. at tide water F. Bay
6.01.36 90 [[in pencil "S 30 W"]] 350
30 [[in pencil [[?go ?back]] ]] 200
[[in pencil "(30 = West"]] 16 [[in pencil "N 76 W"]] 286
[[in pencil "N 76 W true - 400]]
[[in pencil "AM"]] 6.58} 48 [[in pencil "+ 60 [[?]] 108 = S 72 W [[strikethrough]]400[/strikethrough]] to ent. of Bay ~" {To Ent. of Bahy -
8.58 } 40 [[in pencil "+ 60 = 100 = S80 W"]] 5 miles - arr. at Pt near [[underlined]] Oopungnewing [[/underlined]] -
10.07 } 40 [[in pencil "S. 80 W"]] {Arr. at [[underlined]]Tourpukjua[[/underlined]]
{having passed Nibounteling on left at 1/4 mile
New Obs. [[boxed]] Chron time 4.14.10 - Alt 48.22 [[/boxed]]
P.M. 1.0 Departed for land Pass {started from Tourpuk.
{Heavy Gale from S. with thick snow
3.49 Arr. at beg. of Land Pass }Crossed the land Pass in h1.m43
5.32 Do Do Rescue Bay }& rested half hour
6.o2 - Started from Land Pass
9.00 Arrd on board ship -Transcription Notes:
"Trip to Frobisher Bay" (May 27-28, 1861) is described beginning page 288 in Hall's book. I believe pages 30, 31, & 32 are related to the images on page 37; and the "Stations" can be found and identified elsewhere in Hall's jottings.
