Entry Index: 358
Position: 73.56, 177.45
Date by Position: 18 June 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 33' 41" Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 177° 27' 15" Variation of the compass by azimuth Sun observed at 5.40pm E. 19° 24' 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: 57 tons 1888 lbs Maximum temperature indicated by B.B. in vacuo = 135° between 4 and 5pm The pumping is done by the wind mill and the distilling by the steam cutter's boiler. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At fire room bilge 5 inches 6 inches 5 inches Sounded at noon in 22 fathoms, dark blue and sticky mud. A slight drift to E. x S. being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and hauled the dredge. Crew engaged in painting starboard side of ship, boats and iron work. Engineer's force occupied in scaling and cleaning Baxter boiler. Cloudy and disagreeable weather in the forenoon, clearing and becoming pleasant in the afternoon. Light northerly and westerly succeeded by freshening south-westerly and westerly winds, barometer falling rapidly after 3pm with strong indications of a N.W. blow for tomorrow. Generally uniform temperature. Fall of light snow until 9am. Moon 16° S. First quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nw | 29.93 | — | 27.0 | — | — | oc |
| 2 | nw | 29.93 | — | 27.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 3 | nw | 29.93 | — | 27.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 4 | wxn | 29.92 | — | 27.3 | — | — | ocs |
| 5 | w | 29.92 | — | 27.5 | — | — | ocs |
| 6 | w | 29.92 | — | 28.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 7 | w | 29.91 | — | 27.5 | — | — | ocs |
| 8 | w | 29.91 | — | 28.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 9 | swxw | 29.91 | — | 28.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 10 | swxw | 29.91 | — | 28.0 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | sw | 29.9 | — | 29.0 | — | — | oc |
| 12 | sw | 29.89 | — | 29.0 | — | — | oc |
| 13 | sw | 29.85 | — | 30.3 | — | — | oc |
| 14 | swxw | 29.84 | — | 30.2 | — | — | bc |
| 15 | sw | 29.82 | — | 30.5 | — | — | bc |
| 16 | swxs | 29.79 | — | 31.8 | — | — | bc |
| 17 | sw | 29.77 | — | 31.0 | — | — | bc |
| 18 | sw | 29.75 | — | 30.8 | — | — | bc |
| 19 | ssw | 29.73 | — | 30.5 | — | — | bc |
| 20 | ssw | 29.7 | — | 29.7 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | sxw | 29.67 | — | 29.0 | — | — | bc |
| 22 | sxw | 29.65 | — | 28.5 | — | — | bc |
| 23 | sxw | 29.61 | — | 28.0 | — | — | bc |
| 24 | s | 29.57 | — | 28.5 | — | — | bc |