USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Tuesday, 8 June 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 200 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 349
Position: 74.01, 177.64
Date by Position: 9 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° 0' 31"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 177° 38' 30"

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: 58 tons 1298 lbs 

Maximum temperature indicated by B.B. in vacuo = 124° between 1 and 2pm

The pumping is done by the wind mill when the wind serves, and at other times by hand at the quarter 
deck bilge pump. The distilling is done by the Baxter boiler. 
Water in the ship to day

at 8am
at 4pm
at midnight 
At fire room bilge
6 inches
4 inches
5 inches

Sounded at noon in 30 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to S.E. being indicated by the lead line. 
Lowered and hauled the dredge.
Crew engaged in scraping ship's side, red-leading iron work, clearing out boats &c. Carpenters engaged 
in securing keel runners to boats.
Weather overcast and gloomy during forenoon, with occasional fog and very light snow. In the afternoon 
bright and pleasant, a fog coming up toward midnight. Light westerly winds, veering and becoming faint 
toward the close. Slowly rising barometer and nearly uniform temperature.

Moon 23° N. 
New moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 wxs 29.65 24.5 ocs
2 w 29.65 24.5 ocs
3 w 29.64 25.0 oczs
4 w 29.63 25.0 ocfs
5 wxs 29.63 25.5 oczs
6 w 29.64 26.0 ocz
7 w 29.65 26.5 oczs
8 w 29.66 26.5 bc
9 w 29.67 26.5 bcs
10 w 29.68 26.0 bc
11 w 29.68 26.0 bc
12 w 29.69 25.0 bc
13 wxn 29.7 25.5 bc
14 wnw 29.71 26.5 bc
15 wnw 29.72 26.0 bc
16 wxn 29.72 26.2 bc
17 wxn 29.73 26.0 bc
18 wnw 29.75 26.7 bc
19 wnw 29.76 27.2 bc
20 wnw 29.76 25.5 bc
21 wxn 29.76 24.0 bc
22 w 29.77 24.0 bc
23 w 29.77 22.5 of
24 nw 29.77 22.0 ocf