Entry Index: 128
Position: No position
Date by Position: 31 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 Snow used for water Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 270 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 106 tons 1858 lbs Com. and until 4am Overcast and hazy. Light snow and light airs from W.N.W. [signed] John Cole 4 to 8am Overcast and hazy. Light airs from W.N.W. [signed] Hans Erichsen 8am to meridian Overcast and cloudy. Light fall of snow. Light airs from N.W. by W. Sounded in 24 1/2 fathoms at 12. Blue mud. Slight drift to W'd. Ship heeling 4° to starboard. [signed] Ed Star Meridian to 4pm Overcast and cloudy. Light falls of snow. Light airs from W.N.W. [signed] Luis P. Noros 4 to 6pm Overcast. Light snow and light airs from W.N.W. [signed] John Cole 6 to 8pm Overcast. Light falls of snow. Light airs from N.W. by N. [signed] Hans Erichsen 8pm to midnight Overcast and hazy. Snowing. Light breeze from N.W. by N. [signed] Ed Star Moon 24° N. Full moon
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
The open water streaks are again closing up, the ice piling up to a height of some ten feet as the floes come together. Chipp has observed that these openings occur at full and change of the moon, and disappear at the time of neap tides. There may be a tidal action here, but as we are drifting around with the floe there is no chance for tidal observations.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wnw | 29.68 | 32.0 | 19.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 2 | wnw | 29.66 | 31.0 | 17.0 | — | 32.0 | ozs |
| 3 | wnw | 29.66 | 30.0 | 16.0 | — | 32.0 | ozs |
| 4 | wnw | 29.66 | 31.0 | 16.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 5 | wnw | 29.66 | 30.0 | 14.5 | — | 32.0 | oz |
| 6 | wnw | 29.66 | 29.0 | 12.5 | — | 32.0 | oz |
| 7 | wnw | 29.66 | 28.0 | 11.0 | — | 32.0 | oz |
| 8 | wnw | 29.66 | 29.0 | 9.0 | — | 32.0 | oz |
| 9 | nwxw | 29.65 | 31.0 | 8.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
| 10 | nwxw | 29.65 | 32.0 | 5.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
| 11 | nwxw | 29.65 | 31.0 | 5.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
| 12 | nwxw | 29.65 | 30.0 | 4.0 | — | 32.0 | bc |
| 13 | wnw | 29.63 | 30.0 | 4.0 | — | 32.0 | csz |
| 14 | wnw | 29.62 | 29.0 | 8.0 | — | 32.0 | ocz |
| 15 | wnw | 29.62 | 28.0 | 8.0 | — | 32.0 | oc |
| 16 | wnw | 29.61 | 28.0 | 8.5 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 17 | wnw | 29.6 | 27.0 | 11.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 18 | wnw | 29.6 | 27.0 | 12.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 19 | nwxn | 29.59 | 27.0 | 14.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 20 | nwxn | 29.58 | 27.0 | 14.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 21 | nwxn | 29.57 | 27.0 | 15.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 22 | nwxn | 29.57 | 28.0 | 14.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 23 | nwxn | 29.57 | 27.0 | 13.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
| 24 | nwxn | 29.56 | 27.0 | 12.0 | — | 32.0 | os |
