Entry Index: 334
Position: 73.83, 177.67
Date by Position: 25 May 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 49' 47" Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 177° 40' 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: 220 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 60 tons 148 lbs Maximum temperature indicated by B.B. in vacuo = 130.5° The pumping is done by the wind mill driving the bilge pump in the corner of the fire room hatch. The Baxter boiler is used for distilling. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At fire room bilge 5 inches 4 inches 11 inches Three small streams of water (which combined would make a stream about 3/4 inch in diameter) were found to be flowing into the shaft alley on the starboard side, a little forward of the line of the mizzen mast prolonged. At present it is impossible to say whether this is caused by a leak from injuries received, or whether it arrives from the melting of accumulations of ice among the frames. Sounded at noon in 30 fathoms, muddy bottom, a slight drift to N.W. being indicated by the lead line. Fresh E.S.E. winds all day with occasional hard puffs. Clear and pleasant until 5pm after which overcast and cloudy with light snow. Slowly falling barometer and nearly uniform temperature. Crew engaged in breaking out boatswain's stores, airing rope and small stuff and other articles. Carpenters engaged in making keel runners for boats and in repairing men's water closets. Engineer's force engaged in construction of boiler tube pump. Moon 25° S. Full moon
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
Mr. Dunbar went out to-day to the young ice which he found had opened so as to leave a channel one hundred yards in width.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exs | 30.06 | — | 14.8 | — | — | bcz |
| 2 | exs | 30.06 | — | 14.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 3 | exs | 30.05 | — | 14.3 | — | — | bc |
| 4 | exs | 30.04 | — | 14.5 | — | — | bc |
| 5 | ese | 30.04 | — | 14.5 | — | — | bc |
| 6 | ese | 30.02 | — | 14.5 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | ese | 30.02 | — | 15.0 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | ese | 30.01 | — | 15.5 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | ese | 30.01 | — | 16.0 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | ese | 29.98 | — | 17.0 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | ese | 29.96 | — | 17.5 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | ese | 29.96 | — | 17.5 | — | — | bc |
| 13 | e | 29.92 | — | 18.5 | — | — | bc |
| 14 | exs | 29.92 | — | 18.5 | — | — | bc |
| 15 | exs | 29.91 | — | 18.0 | — | — | bc |
| 16 | exs | 29.89 | — | 17.8 | — | — | bc |
| 17 | exs | 29.88 | — | 16.8 | — | — | oczs |
| 18 | exs | 29.88 | — | 17.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 19 | exs | 29.87 | — | 16.7 | — | — | oczs |
| 20 | exs | 29.86 | — | 16.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 21 | exs | 29.86 | — | 16.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 22 | exs | 29.85 | — | 16.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 23 | exs | 29.84 | — | 16.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 24 | exs | 29.83 | — | 16.0 | — | — | oczs |
