USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Monday, 31 May 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 217 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 341
Position: 74.16, 177.02
Date by Position: 1 June 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: Sea Ice
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 74° 9' 29"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 177° 1' 

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: 145 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 59 tons 558 lbs 

Maximum temperature indicated by B.B. in vacuo = 118.5° between 12m & 1pm

The pumping is done by the wind mill driving the "boiler tube pump", and 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 31 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift indicated by the lead line. 
Commenced preparations for taking down the deck house. Removed felting from interior, took down 
steam piping heretofore used for auxiliary pump, and made a suitable re-stowage of provisions &c on 
deck. Carpenters engaged in finishing keel runners for boats.
Weather overcast and gloomy with occasional thick fog. Fresh S.E. breezes with falling barometer and 
nearly uniform temperature.

Provisions condemned during the month
3 lbs flour - damaged by salt water
12 lbs roast beef - bad 
4 lbs beef soup - bad
4 lbs mutton soup - bad 
2 lbs haddock - bad

Moon 4° 42' N. 
Last quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 ese 29.73 26.3 oczs
2 se 29.73 25.8 oczs
3 se 29.72 26.0 oczs
4 se 29.71 26.2 oczs
5 se 29.7 26.5 ocs
6 se 29.7 26.5 oc
7 se 29.7 27.0 ocf
8 se 29.68 28.0 ocf
9 se 29.66 29.0 ocf
10 se 29.66 29.5 ocf
11 se 29.65 30.0 ocf
12 se 29.64 30.0 ocf
13 sexe 29.63 31.0 ocz
14 ese 29.62 30.5 ocz
15 ese 29.61 30.5 oczf
16 ese 29.61 31.0 oczf
17 ese 29.61 30.0 oczf
18 ese 29.6 31.0 bcf
19 ese 29.61 29.5 bcf
20 ese 29.62 31.0 bc
21 ese 29.62 28.0 bc
22 ese 29.62 30.0 bc
23 ese 29.62 26.2 bc
24 ese 29.6 25.5 bc