Entry Index: 263
Position: No position
Date by Position: 14 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: 605 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 73 tons 833 lbs 1pm: B.B. in vacuo = 5°; B.B in air = -12° 2pm: B.B. in vacuo = 5.5°; B.B. in air -14° 3pm: B.B. in vacuo = 7°; B.B in air = -15.5° 4pm: B.B. in vacuo = -2°; B.B in air = -11.5° 5pm: B.B. in vacuo = -9°; B.B in air = -12° 6pm: B.B. in vacuo = -12°; B.B in air = -13.5° 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 11 inches 12 inches 7 inches At fire room bilge 3 inches 3 inches 5 inches Sounded at noon in 32 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A drift to the S. x W. being indicated by the lead line. Ice 2 1/2 inches in thickness formed over sounding hole since noon yesterday. Strong light of dawn at 3am. At 11am Commanding Officer inspected the ship. At 1pm divine service was performed in the cabin. Weather generally overcast and cloudy. Northerly and westerly winds with rising barometer and nearly uniform temperature. At 1am faint auroral patches like clouds from 60° to 15° above horizon to S'd. At 2, streak of bright aurora through zenith from W. to E.S.E. fading in clouds. Faint gleam of dawn in N'd & E'd. Moon 20° 54' N. New moon
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
There were brought in to-day from the ice at some distance three species bivalves, one univalve, two pieces drift-wood, some stones, and some sponges. The shells can be accounted for, perhaps, by the habit of walruses in digging them up with their tusks and bringing them to the surface.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | calm | 29.55 | — | -17.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 2 | wxn | 29.55 | — | -18.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 3 | nwxn | 29.55 | — | -17.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 4 | nwxn | 29.54 | — | -17.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | wnw | 29.54 | — | -16.5 | — | — | oc |
| 6 | wnw | 29.55 | — | -15.5 | — | — | oc |
| 7 | wnw | 29.56 | — | -14.0 | — | — | oc |
| 8 | wnw | 29.56 | — | -12.0 | — | — | oc |
| 9 | wnw | 29.56 | — | -12.0 | — | — | oc |
| 10 | wnw | 29.62 | — | -11.5 | — | — | oc |
| 11 | wnw | 29.65 | — | -13.0 | — | — | oc |
| 12 | wnw | 29.68 | — | -14.0 | — | 27.0 | oc |
| 13 | wnw | 29.74 | — | -13.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 14 | nwxw | 29.7 | — | -14.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 15 | wxn | 29.73 | — | -16.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 16 | nwxw | 29.75 | — | -12.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 17 | nwxw | 29.78 | — | -12.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 18 | nw | 29.82 | — | -13.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 19 | nw | 29.85 | — | -14.2 | — | — | ocz |
| 20 | nw | 29.88 | — | -13.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 21 | nw | 29.9 | — | -13.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 22 | nw | 29.94 | — | -14.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 23 | nw | 29.97 | — | -14.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 24 | nnw | 29.99 | — | -15.0 | — | — | ocz |
