Entry Index: 340
Position: 74.09, 177.0
Date by Position: 31 May 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 74° 5' 27" Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 177° 0' 15" 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: 59 tons 703 lbs Maximum temperature indicated by B.B. in vacuo = 111.5° between 11am and 12m The pumping is done by the wind mill driving the boiler tube pump. The Baxter boiler is used for distilling. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At fire room bilge 4 inches 5 inches 4 inches Sounded at noon in 32 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to S.E. x S. indicated by the lead line. At 10am Commanding Officer inspected the ship, after which divine service was performed in the cabin. Weather overcast and gloomy. Almost steady fall of light snow. Light variable airs succeeded by steady S.E. breeze. Slowly falling barometer and unusually high temperature. Moon 0° 35' S. Last quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | calm | 29.9 | — | 29.7 | — | — | oczs |
| 2 | nwxn | 29.89 | — | 29.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 3 | wnw | 29.9 | — | 28.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 4 | wnw | 29.9 | — | 30.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 5 | sexe | 29.9 | — | 32.0 | — | — | oc |
| 6 | nexe | 29.9 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 7 | calm | 29.89 | — | 32.5 | — | — | ocs |
| 8 | sexe | 29.88 | — | 34.5 | — | — | ocs |
| 9 | sexe | 29.88 | — | 34.5 | — | — | oc |
| 10 | sexe | 29.87 | — | 33.5 | — | — | ocs |
| 11 | sexe | 29.86 | — | 35.0 | — | — | oc |
| 12 | sexe | 29.85 | — | 35.0 | — | — | oc |
| 13 | sexe | 29.83 | — | 34.3 | — | — | ocz |
| 14 | sexe | 29.83 | — | 32.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 15 | se | 29.82 | — | 30.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 16 | se | 29.8 | — | 30.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 17 | se | 29.79 | — | 30.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 18 | se | 29.79 | — | 30.3 | — | — | oczs |
| 19 | se | 29.79 | — | 29.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 20 | se | 29.79 | — | 28.7 | — | — | oczs |
| 21 | se | 29.79 | — | 28.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 22 | se | 29.78 | — | 27.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 23 | se | 29.77 | — | 26.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 24 | se | 29.76 | — | 26.7 | — | — | oczs |