Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 32 gallons
Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 32 gallons
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 373 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 98 tons 125 lbs 

AM
The day opened and continued clear and pleasant with light westerly winds, falling barometer and 
increasing cold. At 1 an auroral arch 30° in alt from N.E. to N.W., and also a faint arch through the 
zenith; at 1.30 the two arches formed an arch through zenith from N.E. to W. and a quickly brightened 
from a dull striped into a curtain form, and was succeeded by an undulating movement with upward 
radiations. At 2, one arch to N'd, 15° in altitude and one to S'd 40° in alt with pale diffused light between; 
southern arch very faint, northern arch broken by dark segment beneath working upward. 
Early daylight at 7. Sounded at noon in 30 1/4 fathoms, green mud. Slight drift to W.N.W. mag.

PM
Weather continues clear and pleasant with freshening breeze from W. x N., continued falling barometer 
and increasing temperature. From noon to 4 a slight movement of the ice to the S'd & W'd.
At 9 an auroral arch to N'd 15° alt from N.E. to N.W., which at 10 had become an irregular broken 
curtain. At 11 two arches from N.E. to N.W. and 15° in alt the other 25°, the lower one having fitful 
radiations toward the upper one. Suddenly the two became one brilliant arch 20° in altitude which at 
midnight had faded and become broken.

Moon 3° S. 
New moon