Latitude by observation meridian altitude of Aldebaran N. 72° 11' 45"
Longitude by chronometer from observation ✱ α Cygni W. 177° 44' 

Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons
Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 1120 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 83 tons 1865 lbs 

The Sewell pump in the engine room is kept going all day at the rate of 35 strokes a minute holding the 
water in check. 
Having at the beginning of the day succeeded in thawing the ice out of the delivery pipe in the ships 
side, another trial is given to the rig whereby the main engine bilge pump is sought to be worked by the 
steam cutters engine. The size of the crank had been reduced meanwhile in order to lessen the stroke 
of the engine. It was found that the pump was too large for the engine, and the use of the steam cutters 
engine was therefore discontinued until an attempt could be made to boush the pump with "Babbitt 
metal" and invert a smaller plunger, converting a single acting piston pump of 6 inches diameter into a 
single acting plunger pump of 3 inches diameter. 
Water in the ship to day

8am
4pm
at midnight
Fire room bilge
16 inches
16 inches
13 inches 

The day opened and continued clear and pleasant with light south-easterly winds veering to north-
easterly winds as day advanced. Rising barometer and falling temperature. Sounded at noon in 29 1/2 
fathoms. Dark green mud, with no indicated drift. Ice formed 6 inches in thickness over sounding hole 
since yesterday.
At 1am auroral gleams from N.E. to W.N.W., the same continuing at 2 with faint streamers from N.E. 
and north. At 3 auroral gleam in N.E. with single short and brilliant streamer in west. At 4am a faint 
auroral arch in N. 15° in altitude. Early daylight at 5.50. At 9 the sun was raised a full diameter above the 
horizon by refraction. Very much mirage prevailed until after noon. Very variable winds between 11am 
and 1pm at times shifting 16 points at once. Mirage seemed to be affected by changes of wind.
"North side of Wrangell Land" in sight on a general S. x W. (true) bearing. At 2pm the land was much 
raised by refraction, and an inverted image presented of it by mirage.
At 7 and 8pm faint auroral arch 15° in alt in N.; at 9 an arch 20° in alt in N.; at 10 a faint auroral arch with 
streamers 40° in alt in N., continuing at 11; and at midnight a very brilliant and beautiful auroral arch 40° 
in altitude in N. with a band 2° in width stretching across it (like a chord to an arc) at an altitude of 20°.

Moon 20° 42' S. 
Last quarter