Entry Index: 120
Position: No latitude, -177.23
Date by Position: 23 October 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1
Latitude by observation at noon: no observation Longitude by chronometer from forenoon observations: no observation Longitude by chronometer from observations 8pm ✱Vega and Capella (mean) 177° 15' 30" W. Snow used for water Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 260 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 107 tons 1353 lbs Com. and until 4am Blue sky and hazy. Light falls of fine snow. Light air from W.N.W. [signed] John Cole 4 to 8am Clear weather. Light airs from W.N.W. [signed] Hans Erichsen 8am to meridian Clear sky. Light airs from W.N.W. Light snow falling at times. At 12 sounded in 22 1/2 fathoms. Blue mud. No drift. Ship listing at 4° to starboard. [signed] Ed Star Meridian to 4pm Cloudy and light falls of snow at times with a light air from N.W. Slight westerly drift. [signed] Luis P. Noros 4 to 6pm Clear. Light breeze from N.N.W. [signed] John Cole 6 to 8pm Clear. Light airs from N.N.W. [signed] Hans Erichsen 8pm to midnight Clear and pleasant. Gentle breezes from N.N.W. to N. by W. From 8 until 9.30 there were three mock moons and a hazy arch about the moon. [signed] Ed Star Soundings 22 1/2 fathoms At 21 1/2 fathoms = 31° - Salinometer 1.02490 at 45.8° - Hydrometer 1.02470 at 45.8° At 7 1/2 fathoms = 29.5° - Salinometer 1.02470 at 47.5° - Hydrometer 1.02450 at 47.5° Moon 9° S. First quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | wnw | 30.02 | 49.0 | -6.0 | — | 32.0 | bzs |
2 | wnw | 30.02 | 49.0 | -4.0 | — | 32.0 | bzs |
3 | wnw | 30.02 | 48.0 | -5.0 | — | 32.0 | bzs |
4 | wnw | 30.02 | 52.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bz |
5 | wnw | 30.02 | 51.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
6 | wnw | 30.01 | 49.0 | -7.5 | — | 32.0 | bc |
7 | wnw | 30.01 | 49.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
8 | wnw | 30.01 | 48.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
9 | wnw | 30.02 | 50.0 | -8.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
10 | wnw | 30.02 | 48.0 | -6.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
11 | wnw | 30.01 | 48.0 | -5.5 | — | 32.0 | bc |
12 | wnw | 30.0 | 47.0 | -4.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
13 | nw | 30.0 | 50.0 | -8.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
14 | nw | 29.99 | 50.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bcs |
15 | nw | 29.99 | 50.0 | -8.0 | — | 32.0 | bcs |
16 | nw | 29.99 | 48.0 | -8.5 | — | 32.0 | bc |
17 | nnw | 30.0 | 48.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
18 | nnw | 30.0 | 48.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
19 | nnw | 30.0 | 55.0 | -6.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
20 | nnw | 30.0 | 54.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
21 | nnw | 30.0 | 53.0 | -6.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
22 | nnw | 29.99 | 53.0 | -6.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
23 | nxw | 29.99 | 53.0 | -7.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
24 | nxw | 29.99 | 53.0 | -8.5 | — | 32.0 | bc |