Entry Index: 243
Position: No position
Date by Position: 23 February 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
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: 450 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 78 tons 158 lbs Forward spar deck bilge pump is kept running about one half the time at the rate of 40 strokes per minute; and the main engine bilge pump is kept going by the steam cutters engine and boiler about 15 minutes every hour, the remainder of the time being used in distilling. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 13 inches 11 inches 12 inches At fire room bilge 3 inches 5 inches 1 inches Dressed ship at sunrise with national ensign at mastheads and flag staff and Union Jack forward in honor of the anniversary of the birthday of Washington. Sounded at noon in 33 fathoms, mud and gravel. No drift indicated by lead lines. Ice formed 5 inches in thickness over sounding hole since yesterday. Early daylight at 4.40am. Open water one half mile from ship to the S'd. At 1am lunar circle. Faint auroral streamer in N.E. Vapor rising from the ice to the S.W. and S.E. at 4pm and 5pm. At 10pm faint auroral arch in N.; at midnight low flat arch 5° in altitude extending from N.E. to N.W. A bear came near the ship at midnight but was frightened away by the dogs before he could be shot at. Moon 13° 24' N. First quarter
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
Ice five inches thick formed over sounding hole since yesterday.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wsw | 29.79 | — | -41.5 | — | — | bczs |
| 2 | wsw | 29.78 | — | -40.5 | — | — | bczs |
| 3 | wsw | 29.77 | — | -40.0 | — | — | bczs |
| 4 | wsw | 29.76 | — | -39.5 | — | — | bczs |
| 5 | w | 29.78 | — | -39.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 6 | w | 29.76 | — | -39.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 7 | w | 29.74 | — | -38.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 8 | w | 29.72 | — | -38.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 9 | w | 29.72 | — | -39.0 | — | — | bz |
| 10 | w | 29.72 | — | -38.5 | — | — | bz |
| 11 | w | 29.72 | — | -38.5 | — | — | bz |
| 12 | w | 29.72 | — | -39.0 | — | 27.0 | bz |
| 13 | wxs | 29.72 | — | -38.5 | — | — | bz |
| 14 | wxs | 29.73 | — | -39.7 | — | — | bz |
| 15 | wxs | 29.76 | — | -39.7 | — | — | bcz |
| 16 | wxs | 29.78 | — | -40.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 17 | wxs | 29.79 | — | -41.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 18 | wxs | 29.79 | — | -41.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 19 | w | 29.81 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 20 | w | 29.82 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 21 | w | 29.84 | — | -42.5 | — | — | b |
| 22 | w | 29.84 | — | -44.0 | — | — | b |
| 23 | w | 29.86 | — | -44.0 | — | — | b |
| 24 | w | 29.86 | — | -44.0 | — | — | b |
