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: 1166 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 81 tons 218 lbs 

Although unable to find any leak through the water tight bulkhead, the carpenters have been employed 
in touching up the doubtful places in it. The Baxter boiler requiring blowing early this AM, the working of 
the forward spar deck bilge pump was stopped for about an hour. During this time the water rose to a 
height of 30 inches forward of the water tight bulkhead, and the sound of water flowing freely aft 
between planking and frames could be heard. As a consequence the water rose to a greater height in 
the fire room bilge. Upon resuming work with the Baxter rig the height of the water forward of water tight 
bulkhead was speedily reduced to 22 inches, when the rapid flow of water aft ceased, only the usual half 
inch per hour finding its way into the engine room. 
The steam cutter's boiler being in readiness steam was got in it to work the steam cutters engine in 
connection with the converted bilge pump of the main engine. The combination worked well, pumping 
out the engine room dry. It was found however that the cutters boiler was too small to supply steam 
constantly, the steam running down too low while blowing the boiler or cleaning the fire to keep the 
pump going steadily. In order to get the greatest effective power of this rig before hauling the fire under 
the main boiler, the engineer's force commences removing the bridge wall in the furnace of cutters 
boiler, and making a new bridge wall, putting in a 16 inch grate bar instead of a 9 inch grate bar and 
thus increase the grate surface from 144 square inches to 256 square inches.  
Water in the ship to day

at 8am
at 4pm
at midnight 
At water tight bulkhead
12 inches
17 inches
12 inches
At fire room bilge
8 inches
7 inches
6 inches

Sounded at noon in 30 fathoms. Muddy bottom, a slight northerly drift indicated by the lead line. Water 
froze over sounding hole to a depth of 7 inches since yesterday noon. The day opened pleasant and 
generally clear, the usual haze being about the horizon. During the day wind prevail from S'd & W'd 
increasing in velocity. Rising barometer and slightly increasing temperature. A bear came near the ship 
at 7pm, but was frightened away by the dogs before anyone could get a shot at him.
At 1am faint arches from W. to N.E. 15° and 40° in altitude respectively; at 2 auroral gleams from 
W.N.W. to N.E. Early daylight at 5.15. At 9 clouds hang over and hid the "north side of Wrangell's Land" 
the horizon being clear to W., N. and E. only. Sun dogs at 10am & 1pm. Vapor rising from ice in S. & W. 
at 3, 4, and 5pm. At 6 faint auroral gleams in N.; at 7 auroral arch 20° in altitude in N.; at 9, 10 and 11 
faint auroral arches in N. 20° in altitude; and at midnight an auroral curtain extending from N.E. to N.W. 

Moon 5° N. 
New moon