miles as against 2500 at the equator. Although we are going close west in true west, our compass course is about 60° E! In other words to go west we head by compass NE by E! In a few days to go west- we shall head exactly East. Our compass courses during one of the old man's clocks he which he made the remarks: "When she strikes three, and the hands join at 10 in the morning, I found she is quarter tack 5 in the afternoon!" We have covered nearly 17 degrees of longitude since leaving Clear. There is a difference in time of 1h 23s or 1h 23m P.M. Etale VII, 3. it will be local mean time here at camp. Find L.H.S. L.M.S. 00° 00' 00" Long. 5 58, G.M.S. 5 58 p.m. L.M.S. 00 00 00 00 Eq.S. - 2 9.26 L.H.S. 11 57 50.74