Entry Index: 257
Position: No position
Date by Position: 8 March 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: 490 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 74 tons 1633 lbs 3pm: B.B. in vacuo = -10.5° 4pm: B.B. in vacuo = -18.5° The forward spar deck bilge pump is run by the Baxter engine and the main engine bilge pump by the steam cutters engine. Distilling water. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 12 inches 14 inches 15 inches At fire room bilge 3 inches 2 inches 2 inches Sounded at noon in 31 fathoms. Muddy bottom. Westerly drift indicated by lead line. Ice 5 inches in thickness formed over sounding hole since yesterday noon. Early daylight at 2.55am. Moderate gale from E.N.E. moderating towards evening. Falling barometer until noon when it commences to rise. Temperature slightly decreasing. At 1am faint arch 60° in altitude to N'd extending from N.E. to W.N.W. At 2 faint streaks of aurora in N. 10° in altitude and very faint arch through zenith from E. to W. At 9pm faint aurora chiefly in N.E. Semi- arch 20° in altitude to N. Gleam of sunlight in west. At 11pm bright aurora 25° in altitude to N. extending from N.E. to N.W. eastern end bending back to N. This continued at midnight but the eastern end formed a loop. Moon 7° 51' S. Last quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ene | 29.65 | — | -29.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 2 | ene | 29.63 | — | -30.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 3 | ne | 29.6 | — | -32.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 4 | nne | 29.58 | — | -32.8 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | ene | 29.59 | — | -33.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 6 | ene | 29.57 | — | -33.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 7 | ene | 29.56 | — | -34.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 8 | ene | 29.55 | — | -35.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 9 | ene | 29.56 | — | -36.0 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | ene | 29.56 | — | -35.0 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | ene | 29.54 | — | -34.0 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | ene | 29.53 | — | -33.5 | — | 27.0 | bc |
| 13 | ne | 29.52 | — | -32.7 | — | — | bcz |
| 14 | ene | 29.52 | — | -32.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 15 | — | 29.53 | — | -32.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 16 | — | 29.53 | — | -33.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 17 | — | 29.53 | — | -33.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 18 | — | 29.54 | — | -33.2 | — | — | bcz |
| 19 | nexe | 29.55 | — | -33.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 20 | nexe | 29.56 | — | -33.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 21 | nexe | 29.57 | — | -34.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 22 | nexe | 29.57 | — | -35.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 23 | nexe | 29.6 | — | -36.0 | — | — | bz |
| 24 | nexe | 29.62 | — | -36.0 | — | — | bz |