Entry Index: 374
Position: 73.4, 178.57
Date by Position: 4 July 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 24' 13" Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 178° 34' 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: 56 tons 1318 lbs The pumping is done by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump, and the distilling is done 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 The water has ceased coming into the ship forward, the fore peak and flour room being absolutely dry. The supposed leak in the shaft alley having ceased also for some time, it is considered that whatever water comes into the ship now must be found under the coal bunkers whence it finds its way to the fire room bilge. The amount of coal in the ship and the fact that the ice may be soon expected to break up, makes it impossible to examine into this part of the ship. The amount of water is very small, a few strokes of the quarter deck bilge pump each hour being sufficient to lower it to 5 inches at about which depth it is kept in the fire room for convenient supply to the distilling apparatus. The ship with her surrounding ice cradle has risen until the water level stands at a height of 8 feet 7 inches on her stem. Sounded in 24 1/4 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to south being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and hauled the dredge. Weather bright and pleasant. Light variable airs and calms. Slowly falling barometer to noon, thence steady barometer to midnight. Very pleasant temperature. Moon 24° N. Last quarter
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The melting of the surface ice around us has so much decreased the mass of ice surrounding the ship that it has been buoyed up by the water bringing the ship with it, and to-day the water-level is at a height, or perhaps more properly depth, of eight feet seven inches on our stem. ... We have dug away all the ice we could get at under the stern, in the hope of liberating our screw in order to trice it up for examination. But enough ice remains under water to hold it firmly. Leaning 3° or 4° to starboard, the port side of our ship looms up like a frigate, and at a little distance we stand, seemingly, on top of the ice. Drawing but eight feet seven inches forward, and twelve feet aft, gives us a very "down at heel" look, and makes me wonder what we shall really draw when the ice-cradle breaks up under us and lets us down to our line of flotation. ... The little ponds in our neighborhood have been freezing every night at midnight with the thermometer at 30° and 31°, thus indicating the comparative freshness of their waters. In the daytime our dogs drink freely from these ponds, and our men use them as convenient washing-places for clothes.
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ne | 29.7 | — | 32.5 | — | — | bc |
| 2 | n | 29.68 | — | 32.3 | — | — | bc |
| 3 | n | 29.66 | — | 33.0 | — | — | bc |
| 4 | n | 29.65 | — | 33.0 | — | — | bc |
| 5 | n | 29.65 | — | 34.0 | — | — | bc |
| 6 | e | 29.64 | — | 38.5 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | calm | 29.63 | — | 40.0 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | calm | 29.62 | — | 40.5 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | e | 29.61 | — | 37.0 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | calm | 29.61 | — | 40.0 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | calm | 29.6 | — | 38.0 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | nw | 29.59 | — | 37.0 | — | — | bc |
| 13 | calm | 29.58 | — | 38.0 | — | — | bc |
| 14 | calm | 29.58 | — | 43.5 | — | — | bc |
| 15 | calm | 29.57 | — | 42.0 | — | — | bc |
| 16 | calm | 29.57 | — | 40.0 | — | — | bc |
| 17 | nw | 29.57 | — | 39.5 | — | — | bc |
| 18 | nw | 29.57 | — | 40.0 | — | — | bc |
| 19 | wnw | 29.57 | — | 37.0 | — | — | bc |
| 20 | nw | 29.57 | — | 35.0 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | calm | 29.58 | — | 39.0 | — | — | bc |
| 22 | calm | 29.58 | — | 34.0 | — | — | bc |
| 23 | nw | 29.58 | — | 34.0 | — | — | bc |
| 24 | nw | 29.58 | — | 33.0 | — | — | bc |
