USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Tuesday, 22 June 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 180 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 363
Position: 73.39, 178.48
Date by Position: 23 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. 73° 23' 16"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 178° 28' 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: 170 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 57 tons 948 lbs 

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
5 inches
5 inches

Sounded at noon in 24 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to east being indicated by the lead line. 
Lowered and hauled the dredge.
Crew engaged in blacking down rigging.
Light westerly and south-westerly winds with steadily rising barometer, and sudden fall of temperature 
toward midnight. Occasional light snow.

Moon 22° S. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 wsw 29.12 30.0 ocs
2 wsw 29.12 30.3 ocs
3 wsw 29.13 31.0 oc
4 wsw 29.14 30.7 bc
5 wxs 29.16 31.0 oc
6 wxs 29.16 31.0 oc
7 wxs 29.19 30.5 bc
8 wxs 29.2 30.5 bc
9 wxs 29.24 30.0 bc
10 wxs 29.25 31.0 bc
11 wxs 29.29 31.0 bc
12 wxs 29.3 31.5 bc
13 w 29.3 31.0 bcs
14 w 29.33 32.0 bc
15 w 29.34 32.5 bc
16 wxs 29.36 32.3 bc
17 wxs 29.38 31.5 ocs
18 wnw 29.39 32.0 bc
19 w 29.41 32.5 bc
20 wxn 29.44 29.5 bc
21 wxs 29.45 29.0 bc
22 ssw 29.46 26.5 bc
23 sw 29.47 25.0 bcz
24 sw 29.48 24.0 bcmz