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: 685 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 76 tons 1413 lbs 

The forward spar deck bilge pump is kept working about one half the time by the Baxter engine, and the 
main engine bilge pump about one quarter of the time by the steam cutters engine. Distilling water by 
the steam cutter's boiler when not in use for pumping. 
Water in the ship to day

at 8am
at 4pm
at midnight 
At water tight bulkhead
22 inches
15 inches
20 inches
At fire room bilge
0 inches
2 1/2 inches
3 1/2 inches

Sounded at noon in 32 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom - indicated drift N.N.W. Ice formed 4 1/2 inches in 
thickness over sounding hole since yesterday noon. Early daylight at 3.55am. Clear and pleasant 
weather with light variable winds chiefly from the N'd. Falling followed by rising barometer. Very low 
temperature.
At 11am Commanding Officer inspected the ship. At 1pm divine service was read in the cabin. 
At 1am faint auroral arch extending from W. to N.E. having an altitude of 75° in N.; and having under it 
at that point a curtain 45° in altitude. A brilliant flash was observed in the west, due perhaps to a meteor 
although none was seen; at 2am auroral curtain arches with altitudes of 75° and 40° respectively, 
brightest in west. These curtains gradually changed form to become radiations from a point in the zenith 
with general pulsations from W. to E. At 3am auroral arch through zenith from W. to N.E. gradually 
dissipating into streamers, and reforming in faint arches through zenith and to the S'd at altitude of 60°.; 
at 4am irregular rings of curtain aurora surrounding a center near zenith, to which all lines of light in 
curtains converged. A curiously shaped form occupied the central area. The display broke up in a few 
moments and was succeeded by bowed lines of auroral light. At 8pm brilliant auroral arch in N.N.E. 10° 
in alt; at 9pm auroral arch 15° in altitude to N'd extending from N.E. to W.N.W., with diffused light 
extending 15° south of zenith, at 10pm auroral curtain at same altitude and bearing, brightest in west. 
Curled form in N.N.E. From 11 to midnight diffused auroral light between N.E. and W.N.W.

Provisions condemned during month.
4 lbs assorted pickles - injured by salt water
12 lbs roast beef - bad. 
36 gallons vinegar - in boring hole in back and to permit flow of water, the barrel was pierced and salt 
water entered.
40 lbs beef soup - bad
2 lbs string beans - bad
3 lbs roast mutton - bad
10 lbs canned apples - bad

Moon 18° 50' S. 
Full moon