Entry Index: 273
Position: No position
Date by Position: 24 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: 510 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 71 tons 773 lbs 1pm: B.B. in vacuo = 52°; B.B. in air = -15° 2pm: B.B. in vacuo = 50°; B.B. in air = -15° 3pm: B.B. in vacuo = 28°; B.B. in air = -14° 4pm: B.B. in vacuo = -3°; B.B. in air = -14.5° 5pm: B.B. in vacuo = 25°; B.B. in air = -14.5° 6pm: B.B. in vacuo = -2.5°; B.B. in air = -16° The pumping is done by the Baxter engine, and the steam cutters engine as usual. Steam cutter's boiler also used in distilling water. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 9 inches 11 inches 8 inches At fire room bilge 3 inches 2 1/2 inches 2 inches Sounded at noon in 30 1/2 fathoms. No drift indicated by lead line. Lead came up clean. Ice formed 3 1/2 inches in thickness over sounding hole since noon yesterday. Weather generally clear, bright and pleasant. Light westerly winds at the beginning of the day backing to S.W. at 7pm and there continuing to midnight. Steady barometer during the forenoon and slowly rising barometer in the afternoon. Rising followed by falling temperature. The water rose in the hole dug under the bows as high as the 11 feet mark. Resumed work of digging away the ice under the stern to free as much as possible of the propeller frame and blade. Land was seen in the afternoon bearing nearly south (true). The shape was that of two peaks with a saddle between them; - the same as seen heretofore and supposed to be the north side of Wrangell's Land. Moon 0° 52' S. First quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | w | 29.9 | — | -19.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 2 | w | 29.89 | — | -17.8 | — | — | ocz |
| 3 | w | 29.88 | — | -18.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 4 | w | 29.88 | — | -19.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | wsw | 29.88 | — | -20.5 | — | — | bc |
| 6 | wsw | 29.88 | — | -20.0 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | wsw | 29.88 | — | -18.5 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | wsw | 29.88 | — | -17.5 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | wsw | 29.88 | — | -17.0 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | wsw | 29.88 | — | -16.0 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | wsw | 29.89 | — | -15.5 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | wsw | 29.88 | — | -15.0 | — | 28.0 | bc |
| 13 | wsw | 29.88 | — | -14.5 | — | — | bc |
| 14 | — | 29.89 | — | -14.0 | — | — | bc |
| 15 | — | 29.91 | — | -14.0 | — | — | bc |
| 16 | — | 29.92 | — | -14.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 17 | — | 29.94 | — | -14.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 18 | — | 29.95 | — | -15.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 19 | sw | 29.96 | — | -17.5 | — | — | bc |
| 20 | sw | 29.98 | — | -18.5 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | sw | 30.0 | — | -19.5 | — | — | bc |
| 22 | sw | 30.02 | — | -19.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 23 | sw | 30.04 | — | -20.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 24 | sw | 30.04 | — | -20.2 | — | — | bcz |