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The Chronometers. 



lITIai-t-li, ISCH. 



The second igloo was made on North Pole Lake where it narrows 

 by a projecting point of land on the east side ; and their third was on 

 Christie Lake, close by the one made on the 5th 

 of April, 18G6. Hall was ag-ain much troubled 



^^ .,^^#»i#»^N^ \yj |],g repeated stoppiiio- of his cln-onometers,* 



PEKI!-8KIX BOOTS. 



sKAL-.sM.N 1 ()(>t-(;i:ai;. 



SKAL-SKIX KOOT-GKA}! 



which led him into errors in recording his dates ; he w^as unable to cor- 

 rect these until the middle of the month following. To relieve his 

 own weakened team, he and Pa-^M walked for some time in the rue- 



*His method of correcting liis clironouieters may be learned from the following notes 

 (literally copied) made at the earlier dates of November 19 and 2:5 of a previous year : 



"NoVKMBKR 19. — On arising this morning, I found to my dismay that my Eggert's cluo- 

 nometer, which I now use as my standard, had stopped. My rule is: the 1st thing before rising 

 in tli«! morning to wind up Ward's chronom., which I keep on my person day & night, and then 

 wind Eggert's, which I keep in a little tin trunk that sits on the bed-platforiu between my bed &. 

 the wall of the igloo. Fortunately I conipared the chronometers on the l(Jth ; therefore this gives 

 the basis for resetting my standard. 



Ward slow on M. T. Ft. Hope (present encami)ment ) 5'" 17^ 



Ward losing ](er day lE^.S.'i X 3 days to date ( 19th ) = 4T\55 



Subi ract :} seconds as I compare chrouonioters at xi a. ni. (api)rox. ) 2/^ ^ -f- 45 



I'.lTii— Ward slow on M. T. Ft. Hope, xi a. m C" .02 



L<ing. Ft. Hope W. Greenwich v'' 47 .44 



Ward slow on M. T. GreenAvich v 53 



Comitarc chronometers : 



1st comparison : 2d comparison : 



.4G 



Eggert V 



Waril xi 



3 54 

 3 



5 

 4 (5 



(•> (t .54 f) 54 



Eggert's fast on Ward (J 



54 



0^« 



Eggert's fast on Greenwich M. T 0'' 



"No <l(jubt there will now be a msw rate for Eggert's, and this I must determine by some 

 star oi- ]>laiiet, as (he sun is now too low for tim»! ])ur])oseH. T\w, rate of Eggtat's, previous t<) its 

 nnining down, was — losing 2H'<.r) \»y day." 



