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raddjj (harness) along-side of sledge Grinnell. Oii-r-hi here struck off 

 to the west side of the lake, to visit the spot where his brotiier Ar- 

 too-a was drowned from his Jd-a. NH-l-er-.zlio(j's wife confirmed the 

 account of the Franklin party as given by her in the previous >'ear by 

 pointing- out the spot where she with others had here seen the strange 

 white men going- south. 



His work was coDtiuuccl on the first favorable day which followed (the 2:5(1), thus: 

 "At ix'' 19"', by "Ward's ehrouonieter, the rising snii was shining on the n^jicr part of I5ea- 

 eon Hill, from the crest doMn some seventy-live feet. At ix'' :i.5"', by same chro., the sini's semi- 

 diameter was above the crown of a hill about one mile to the southward and eastward, 100 feet or 

 so above the level of the sea. My place of observation was on the top of the abrupt hill next to 

 N. Pole River, directly opposite or northeast of Beacon Hill, and elevated, say, 75 feet above tho 

 sea. 



Compare chronometers, li'' 6'" 0'* p. m., by ^Vard's of this day ("J^d, civil time) : 



(23d) Eggert's, viii^ Gm o^ (G. M. T. on deducting 5'" 10«). 

 (23d) Ward's, 2'' iS™ (J** (Fort Hope M. T. on adding 7"' G«). 



Ward slow on E GOO 



Now to determine (in the absence of any late astronomical obs. for time) whether or not 

 Eggert's has llie same rate since restarting it on the 19th inst. that it had before it jan down, I 

 l)r()ceed thus : 



1st conqiarison of chros. on the 19th was at xi'' T,"' a. m. by Ward or astronomical T. IS"! 23'' 3"' 

 2d " " •' to-day (23d) was at 2'' f)>" p. m. by Ward or astronomical T. 23 2 6 



4 3 3 



.(or 4<'. 1271) 

 Interval betw. 1st and 2d comparison, using the former rate, Eggert's losing per day. 28.G X 



[( 



Lossin4'i.l-471 r IIH.0.35 OG 



L 1 — 5f 



-58 

 Eggert's fast on G. T. , 1st comparison 7'" 8« 



Eggert's fast on G. T., 2d comparison 5 10 



Time by Eggert's on 2d =8'' G"' O^* 



Time G. M. T. on 2d S .50 



Time by W^ard's on 2d 2 (> 00 



Therefore Ward's slow on G. M. T. 5 54 50 



Long. Fort Hope west of G. in time 5 47 44 



Ward slow on M. T. Fort Hope 7 G 



Vi'ard slow on M. T. Fort Hope ( I9th), 1st comparison G"' 2^ 



W^ard rate 15.85 (losing per d.) nniltiplied by the interval 1st and 2d 



conip'n 4d.l271 = G5«.414.535=l"' 5«.4= 7 7.4 



1.4 



Computing W' ard's gives the same result. 



The 2 chionoms. luivc i)robably maintainc^d th<Mr cdd rates. 



