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: 455 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 75 tons 1253 lbs 

The forward spar deck bilge pump is worked about one half the time by the Baxter engine. The scaling 
and cleaning of the steam cutter's boiler being completed, steam was got in it at noon and the work of 
running the main engine bilge pump resumed. Distilling when not pumping the after bilge. 
Water in the ship to day


at 8am
at 4pm
at midnight 
At water tight bulkhead
9 inches
14 inches
16 inches
At fire room bilge
14 inches
14 1/2 inches
2 inches

Sounded at noon in 32 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift indicated by the lead line. Ice 5 inches in 
thickness formed over sounding hole since yesterday. Early daylight at 3.03am.
Land showed above the horizon to the S'd at 5pm. Much vapor rose from the ice during the afternoon. 
Clear and pleasant weather with very light northerly and easterly breezes with slowly falling barometer 
and increasing temperature.
At 1am flat arch in N. from W. to N.E. 10° in altitude formed of sections of disconnected curtain with 
much folding down to horizon in W. and N.E. At 2 diffused light in bands and patches over sky to a faint 
arch 15° in altitude to S. which marked its limit. Striped aurora through zenith. At 3 faint arch from E. to 
W. 45° S. bands through zenith and detached patches in N.W. At 4 faint arch from N.E. x E. to W. x S. 
and from 30° S. to zenith in width. Bright streamers detached in west. At midnight faint arch 75° in 
altitude to N. extending from N.E. to W.N.W.

Moon 21° 33' S. 
Last quarter