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: 375 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 78 tons 1853 lbs 

The forward spar deck bilge pump is kept working all day by the Baxter engine, and the steam cutter rig 
is used for pumping by the main engine bilge pump about 15 minutes every hour, the remainder of the 
time being occupied with distilling. 
Water in the ship to day

at 8am
at 4pm
at midnight 
At water tight bulkhead
14 inches
17 inches
12 1/2 inches
At fire room bilge
2 1/2 inches
2 1/2 inches
3 inches

Sounded at noon at 32 fathoms, muddy bottom with shells. A drift to N'd indicated by lead line. Five 
inches thickness of ice formed over sounding hole since yesterday. Scrubbed clothes in deck house.
Clear and pleasant weather with light S.W. and W.S.W. winds. Slowly rising barometer and uniformly 
low temperature. Early daylight at 5.30am.
At 1am faint aurora in bands through zenith, also north and south of zenith extending from N.E. to 
W.S.W.; also in N. 25° in alt from N.W. to N.E. with streamers toward zenith. At 2am undulating narrow 
arch through zenith, curtain from N.E. end and reaching to 45° from horizon. Faint arches in N. 25° and 
15° in altitude At 3am two arches S. of zenith arch 25° and 35°, one arch in N. 30° with curtain from east 
end. At 4am faint auroral gleams in S., and between N. and N.E. from zenith to 20° above horizon. 
Lunar circle from midnight to 4am. At 5am auroral arch from E. to W. through zenith.
Vapor arising from the ice to the S.W. during the afternoon.

Moon 23° 42' N. 
First quarter