Entry Index: 248
Position: 72.21, -175.8
Date by Position: 28 February 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 72° 12' 19" Latitude by observation at 7pm meridian alt ✱ α Orionis N. 72° 12' 25" Longitude by chronometer from observation at 8.30pm ✱ Arcturus W. 175° 47' 51" 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: 650 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 76 tons 2098 lbs The forward spar deck bilge pump is kept running by the Baxter engine, working about one half the time, and the main engine bilge pump is worked about 15 minutes every hour by the steam cutters engine. The balance of the time is devoted to distilling Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 15 inches 14 inches 9 inches At fire room bilge 2 inches 2 1/2 inches 3 inches Sounded at noon in 33 fathoms. Grey sand and mud. A drift to N.W. being indicated by the lead line. Ice 4 inches in thickness formed over sounding hole since noon yesterday. Early daylight at 4am. Clear and pleasant weather with light variable airs, rising barometer and falling temperature. At 1am faint auroral arch from W. x N. toward north, 25° in altitude. Also auroral gleam near northern horizon; at 3 very faint gleams in N.N.W. Moon 14° S. Full moon
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swxs | 30.16 | — | -41.0 | — | — | bc |
| 2 | sw | 30.14 | — | -42.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 3 | ssw | 30.14 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bc |
| 4 | sse | 30.14 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | s | 30.16 | — | -43.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 6 | sxw | 30.16 | — | -43.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 7 | sxw | 30.16 | — | -44.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 8 | sxw | 30.16 | — | -44.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 9 | sxw | 30.15 | — | -44.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 10 | sxw | 30.15 | — | -43.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 11 | sxw | 30.15 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 12 | sxw | 30.18 | — | -40.0 | — | 27.0 | bcz |
| 13 | wsw | 30.16 | — | -40.7 | — | — | bcz |
| 14 | wxs | 30.16 | — | -41.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 15 | wsw | 30.17 | — | -42.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 16 | sw | 30.19 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 17 | wsw | 30.18 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 18 | wsw | 30.19 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bc |
| 19 | calm | 30.19 | — | -44.0 | — | — | b |
| 20 | calm | 30.2 | — | -46.0 | — | — | b |
| 21 | sw | 30.22 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 22 | calm | 30.21 | — | -46.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 23 | nne | 30.2 | — | -47.5 | — | — | bz |
| 24 | nne | 30.19 | — | -48.5 | — | — | bz |