QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. 235 B 



Ut-te-was Village. Masset, August 10. 



Observation on Pole Star. 



Timebywatck 9h. 25m. 40s. Polaris 107 J 42' 27'/ 



« " 9h. 31m. 30s. « 107° 46' 17'.' 



" « 9h. 39m. OS. « 107° 50' 27" 



For time, on Alkaid : — 



Timeby watch. ........ 9h. 47m. lis. Star 85° 18' 17" 



« « 9h. 55m. 5s. " 83" 27' 17" 



Latitude assumed 54° 2' 0" 



Eesulting error of watch lm. 58. slow 



Eesulting latitudes : — 54° 1/ 48" 

 54° 1' 39" 

 54° 1' 7" 

 Mean— 54° 1' 31" 



Camp, August 12 (on east side of Masset Inlet). 



Observation on Pole Star. 



Time by watch 8h. 50m. 40s. Polaris 106° 50' 37/' 



" « 8h. 53m. 52s. « 106° 52' 47" 



For time, on Alkaid : — 



Time by watch... 9h. 30m. 16.5s.— Star 86° 16' 47" 



" " 9h. 33m. 56s. « 85° 20' 17'/ 



Latitude assumed (deducted from latitude of Masset Village 



and measurements on track survey) 53° 40' 38" 



Eesulting latitude : — 



First approximation 53° 43' 52" 



Second « 53° 44' 14" 



Third " 53° 43' 46" 



Fourth " 53° 43' 47" 



Eesulting error in watch 6m. 0s. slow 



Chitz Island, August 13. 



Sun at noon 102° 15' 37" 



Eesulting latitude 53° 40' 54" 



This value seems, by comparison with track survey, to be too far to the North by 

 about 2 '. 



Head of Tinin-ow-e Inlet, August 15. 



Observation on Pole Star. 



Time by watch 8h. 49m. 44s. Polaris 106° 48' 17" 



" " 8h. 54m. 20s. " 106° 51' 27" 



