Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 72° 14' 39"
Latitude by mean of observations ✱ Castor, ✱ Procyon and ✱ Pollux N. 72° 12' 03"
Longitude by chronometer from mean of observations ✱ Arcturus and ✱ Ursa Majoris W. 176° 30' 24" 

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: 675 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 75 tons 578 lbs 

The forward spar deck bilge pump is worked by the Baxter engine as usual and the main engine bilge 
pump is driven by the steam cutters engine. Distilling water. 
Water in the ship to day

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

Sounded at noon in 30 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. Slight drift to S.E. indicated by the lead line. Ice 
formed 5 inches in thickness since yesterday noon over the sounding hole. Early daylight at 3am. In the 
afternoon there was much vapor rising from the ice to the E., S.E. and S. of ship.
Weather clear and pleasant with light north-easterly veering to increasing but moderate E.S.E. winds 
with falling barometer and increasing temperature.
At 1am system of auroral curtains from 15° in alt in N. to zenith, and extending from W. to N.E. the 
western ends being very bright and the eastern ends faint. Faint semi-arch in S.E. General drift of 
aurora to S'd. Brightness extending in pulsations from W. to E. At 2am curtain arch from W. to N.E. 25° 
in altitude to north. Bright at west end and pulsating toward east. At 3 faint diffused light as far as 60° S., 
and faint auroral arch 60° in S. Bright detached curtains in west. At 4 faint auroral arch 60° in altitude to 
S'd with streamers in west. At 9pm auroral arch and streamers to N. 20° in altitude. At 11 broken curtain 
15° in altitude to N'd and a faint arch 35° in altitude N.E., the same continuing at midnight. 

Moon 17° 48' S. 
Last quarter