Entry Index: 317
Position: 73.15, 179.41
Date by Position: 8 May 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 08' 57" Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 179° 24' 30" Variation of the compass by azimuth Sun observed at 5.30pm E. 20° 20' 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: 435 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 63 tons 138 lbs Maximum temperature indicated by B.B. in vacuo = 104.5° between 1 and 2pm The pumping and distilling are done by the Baxter engine. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At fire room bilge 7 inches 14 inches 6 inches Sounded at noon in 29 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift indicated by the lead line. Weather generally clear and pleasant. Light northerly airs veering to moderate easterly breezes and decreasing afterwards. Barometer slowly rising to noon and slowly falling afterwards. Corresponding rise and fall in temperature. Water sky much smaller in amount than yesterday. Crew engaged in securing auxiliary steam pump in new position, and engineer's force engaged in preparing the new forgings and fittings for wind mill. Moon 19° N. Last quarter
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
The water-sky is much diminished in extent, and travelers to the open water S.E. of the ship report it frozen over.
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | n | 30.08 | — | -2.5 | — | — | bcs |
| 2 | nxw | 30.09 | — | -3.0 | — | — | bcs |
| 3 | n | 30.1 | — | -3.7 | — | — | bc |
| 4 | nxw | 30.1 | — | -4.3 | — | — | bcs |
| 5 | nxw | 30.11 | — | -1.5 | — | — | bc |
| 6 | calm | 30.11 | — | -1.0 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | ne | 30.11 | — | 2.5 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | nexe | 30.12 | — | 8.0 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | nexe | 30.14 | — | 8.5 | — | — | oc |
| 10 | nexe | 30.14 | — | 7.5 | — | — | oc |
| 11 | nexe | 30.15 | — | 8.0 | — | — | oc |
| 12 | nexe | 30.14 | — | 8.0 | — | — | bc |
| 13 | e | 30.15 | — | 9.0 | — | — | bc |
| 14 | ese | 30.14 | — | 9.0 | — | — | bc |
| 15 | sexe | 30.14 | — | 9.0 | — | — | bc |
| 16 | exs | 30.13 | — | 8.8 | — | — | bc |
| 17 | e | 30.12 | — | 8.0 | — | — | bc |
| 18 | e | 30.11 | — | 6.5 | — | — | bc |
| 19 | e | 30.11 | — | 4.0 | — | — | bc |
| 20 | e | 30.1 | — | 2.5 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | e | 30.09 | — | 1.0 | — | — | bcs |
| 22 | e | 30.11 | — | -1.0 | — | — | bcs |
| 23 | e | 30.09 | — | -3.0 | — | — | bczs |
| 24 | e | 30.08 | — | -4.0 | — | — | bczs |
