Entry Index: 36
Position: 53.65, -163.46
Date by Position: 31 July 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1
Distance run by log since preceding noon 111 knots 0 fathoms Latitude by D.R. at noon 53° 39' N. Longitude by D.R. at noon 163° 27' 45" W. Latitude by observation at noon no observation Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 50 gallons Water remaining on hand fit for use at noon 310 gallons Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 5 tons 1450 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 16 tons 1540 lbs 2am: Took in fore and aft sail 9am: Set fore & aft sail 10am: Set square sail Noon: Patent log 111 9pm. Took in square sails Commenced and until 4am Light airs and clams. Thick fog. [signed] William Dunbar 4 to 8am Thick fog. Light airs from W. by S. and calms. [signed] John Cole 8am to meridian Foggy weather. Light S.S.W. wind. At 11.50 stopped engines and took a cast. No bottom at 100 fathoms. Started ahead at 12. [signed] William Nindemann Meridian to 4pm Thick fog. Light breeze from S. to S.S.W. At 1.20 changed course to W. (p.c.). [signed] William Dunbar 4 to 6pm Clear and pleasant. Light breeze from S.W. Hazy at times. [signed] John Cole 6 to 8pm Cloudy and hazy. Gentle breeze from S.S.W. At 7.50 thick fog set in. Condemned and threw overboard 36 lbs beef marked "Cutting & Co." At 7.50 got a cast of the lead. No bottom at 102 fathoms. [signed] William Nindemann 8pm to midnight Weather hazy. Light breeze from S. Got casts at 10 and 12. No bottom at 100 fathoms. [signed] William Dunbar Moon 20° S. First quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sw | 30.26 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 2 | wsw | 30.26 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 3 | w | 30.26 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 4 | calm | 30.26 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 5 | calm | 30.26 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 6 | calm | 30.26 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 7 | calm | 30.26 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 8 | sw | 30.26 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 9 | sw | 30.23 | 52.0 | 54.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 10 | sw | 30.24 | 52.0 | 54.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 11 | ssw | 30.22 | 52.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 12 | ssw | 30.21 | 53.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 53.0 | f |
| 13 | s | 30.1 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 52.0 | f |
| 14 | s | 30.1 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 52.0 | f |
| 15 | ssw | 30.1 | 52.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 52.0 | f |
| 16 | ssw | 30.09 | 52.0 | 55.0 | 54.0 | 52.0 | f |
| 17 | ssw | 30.16 | 52.0 | 55.0 | 54.0 | 52.0 | bcz |
| 18 | ssw | 30.16 | 52.0 | 55.0 | 54.0 | 52.0 | bcz |
| 19 | ssw | 30.16 | 52.0 | 54.0 | 53.0 | 52.0 | oc |
| 20 | ssw | 30.16 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 52.0 | f |
| 21 | s | 30.16 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 52.0 | f |
| 22 | s | 30.16 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 52.0 | ocz |
| 23 | s | 30.16 | 52.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 51.0 | ocz |
| 24 | s | 30.16 | 52.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 51.0 | ocz |