TABLE of Times of High Water, &c.—Concluded.
| Date. | Names and Places of Observations. | Geographic Position. | Times of High Water. | Winds. | General Remarks. | |||
| Lat. N. | Lon. W. | Observed. | Reduced to full & change. | Direction. | Force. | |||
| 1826. | ° ' | ° ' | h. m. | h. m. | ||||
| July 20 | W.Horton River | 69 50 | 125 55 | 4 15 p.m. | 3 15 | W.N.W. | 9 | |
| 21 | - | - - | - - | 5 0 a.m. | 3 49 | - | 7 | |
| 27 | Cape Lyon | 69 46 | 122 51 | 11 50 a.m. | 6 33 | E.N.E. | 8 | Stream offlood from the Eastward. Rise and fall 14 inches. |
| 30 | Three miles fromBuchanan River | 69 24 | 120 03 | 5 0 p.m. | 8 20 | W.N.W. | 8 | Ice close and heavy, Riseand fall 9 inches. |
| Aug. 1 | Point Wise | 69 03 | 119 00 | 8 30 p.m. | 7 04 | West. | 4 | Compactice. |
| 3 | Stapylton Bay | 68 52 | 116 03 | 9 0 p.m. | 8 22 | East. | 2 | In a bay filled withice. |
| 4 | Between C. Hope and C. Bexley | 68 57 | 115 48 | 3 15 p.m. | 8 25 | E.S.E. | 4 | Ice toseaward. |
| 5 | Chantry Island | 68 45 | 114 23 | 8 30 p.m. | 7 22 | W.S.W. | 3 | Loose masses ofice. |
| 6 | Seven miles from C. Krusenstern | 68 32 | 113 53 | 9 00 p.m. | 7 13 | Variable. | - | Flood from the S.E. Velocity 3 miles an hour. |
FOOTNOTES:
[13]Franklin's First Journey to the Polar Sea, p. 337.
[14]All the distances mentioned in the narrative of the proceedings of the eastern detachment, are geographical miles.
CAPTAIN FRANKLIN'S NARRATIVE RESUMED.
CHAPTER VI.
Brief Notices of the Second Winter at Bear Lake—Traditions of the Dog-Ribs—Leave Fort Franklin—Winter Journey to Fort Chipewyan—Remarks on the progress of improvement in the Fur Countries—Set out in Canoes on the Voyage Homeward—Join Dr. Richardson at Cumberland House—Mr. Drummond's Narrative—Arrival in Canada, at New York, and London.