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: 520 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 73 tons 1893 lbs 

2pm: B.B. in vacuo = 11°; B.B. in Air = -3°
3pm: B.B. in vacuo = 6°; B.B. in Air = -3°
4pm: B.B. in vacuo = -3°; B.B. in Air = -4°

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

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

Sounded at noon in 33 fathoms. Muddy bottom, a rapid drift to N'd being indicated by the lead line. Early 
day at 2.30am. Ice 4 inches in thickness formed over sounding hole since noon yesterday.
Weather generally overcast and cloudy. Fresh E.S.E. winds until noon, after which the wind backed 
gradually to the northward without change of force. Steadily falling barometer. Steadily increasing 
temperature until noon, and from noon to midnight a slight fall. Weather remarkably mild and agreeable.
Crew engaged in digging away the ice under the stem. Openings in the ice occurred to the S'd of the 
ship, and from 3 to 7pm there were streaks of water sky from S.E. to N.E.
At 1am faint arch to S'd 15° in altitude extending from E. to S.W. Irregular auroral curtain in N.W. and 
N.E. curving rapidly and with very bright flashings. The western curves drifted to the S.W. while from the 
N.E. ones faint bands extended across the sky toward the zenith. At 2am scattered curtains. Faint 
arches to S'd 15° in altitude and to N'd 20° in altitude with diffused light. At 3 faint arch to S. 10° in 
altitude and scattered patches of aurora like luminous clouds chiefly around zenith and in the west. At 4 
faint streaks of aurora through zenith. Cloud lines converging in N.E. Three sun dogs at 7am. Two sun 
dogs at 8am.

Moon 13° 21' N. 
New moon