William Law Ogilby Diary
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| − | [?] today: as bush is very wet from recent rain orders are given to | + | [?] today: as bush is very wet from recent rain orders are given to move camp by canoes to far end of lake Chainers and axemen run a very few chains on the line and return to a tempting dinner at 6 p.m. |
April 13th | April 13th | ||
| − | Today we triangulate second half of lake and run the line a bit farther until rain stops us | + | Today we triangulate second half of lake and run the line a bit farther until rain stops us when we return to the camp fire and spend the evening in telling yarns. |
William Law | William Law | ||
Mar to 8 Oct 1892 | Mar to 8 Oct 1892 | ||
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IX Thus A = point on one side of river B = point on other side of [?] line C = point at extremity of base AB = distance required AC = length of base line
[Drawing: A C Lake]
by noon we had the required distance and afternoon is spent running across small peninsula:
April 12th [?] today: as bush is very wet from recent rain orders are given to move camp by canoes to far end of lake Chainers and axemen run a very few chains on the line and return to a tempting dinner at 6 p.m.
April 13th Today we triangulate second half of lake and run the line a bit farther until rain stops us when we return to the camp fire and spend the evening in telling yarns.
William Law Mar to 8 Oct 1892