40 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
celestial observations during our stay, and it was 
only by watching the momentary appearances of 
the sun, that we were enabled to obtain fresh — 
rates for the chronometers, and allow for their 
errors from Greenwich time. The dip of the 
needle was observed to be 79° 29' 07”, and the 
difference produced by reversing the face of the 
instrument was 11° 3’ 40”. A succession of fresh 
breezes prevented our ascertaining the intensity 
of the magnetic force. The position of York 
Factory, by our observations, is in latitude 57° 
00’ 03” N., longitude 92° 26’ W. The variation 
of the compass 6° 00’ 21” E, 
