Entry Index: 393
Position: 73.34, no longitude
Date by Position: 23 July 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 20' 15" Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun no observation Using melted ice Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 55 tons 1168 lbs The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. It is observed that 317 strokes in 24 hours keeps the water at five inches in the bilge, showing a slight increase in the leak, as only 240 strokes were required in the same length of time a week ago. The water level stands at 7 feet 2 3/4 inches forward and 11 feet 11 3/4 inches aft, the ship heeling 5 1/2° to starboard. Carefully marked buttons have been nailed on the stem and rudder post (on the port side) and the measurements of water level are read from these buttons. Sounded in 23 3/4 fathoms. Muddy bottom, a rapid drift to S.E. being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and hauled the dredge. Weather generally dull and gloomy. Brisk S.W. winds freshening at times to stiff squalls during the early part of the day. An almost continuous fall of very light snow, with an occasional passing shower of rain. Slowly rising barometer and nearly uniform temperature. But little change in the lane of open water surrounding the ice-island within which the ship is confined. In places its width is about 1/2 a mile. At a point north of the ship and distant about 3 miles the lane was closing, ice of this last winter's formation and about 5 feet in thickness being up-ended in large blocks to a height of 15 or 20 feet, and by their breaking forming a confused rubble. Water temperatures and specific gravities Surface temperature = 34.5° - Specific gravity = 1.0015 at 40° 2 fathoms = 33.5° - Specific gravity = 1.003 at 39.5° 22 3/4 fathoms = 30.2° x - Specific gravity = 1.0262 at 39° x Miller-Casella No 24403 Moon 10° S. Full moon
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This afternoon I started out with Melville, Dunbar, Aniguin, and a dog team, to see some more of our ice-island. I succeeded, however, in getting around from west to north only, the traveling being very rough indeed. Arriving at north, I found the lane of water closing up, the five foot (one season's) ice piling up in huge slabs on some very old and heavy ice. The sight and the sound quite carried me back to our experience during the winter. As the soft state of the surfaces rendered impossible the high scream which we used to listen to, there was not much of the terror inspired; but one could not help being impressed with the tremendous force with which these blocks were crushed along, reared up, and tumbled over, and the silent grinning "surge" with which the force continued when one would suppose it counteracted and ended. Here I was ready to turn back, having been out three hours, and being wet through from wading and being dragged through ponds too wide to go around without immensely increasing the distance.
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swxs | 29.39 | — | 31.5 | — | — | ocs |
| 2 | swxs | 29.37 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocrsq |
| 3 | sw | 29.37 | — | 32.3 | — | — | ocq |
| 4 | sw | 29.37 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocfsq |
| 5 | sw | 29.37 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocmq |
| 6 | sw | 29.39 | — | 31.5 | — | — | ocmqprs |
| 7 | swxw | 29.39 | — | 31.0 | — | — | bcqm |
| 8 | wsw | 29.41 | — | 31.5 | — | — | bcqm |
| 9 | wsw | 29.43 | — | 32.0 | — | 34.0 | oc |
| 10 | w | 29.43 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 11 | w | 29.44 | — | 33.0 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | wsw | 29.45 | — | 31.5 | — | — | oc |
| 13 | wxs | 29.47 | — | 31.8 | — | — | oc |
| 14 | wxs | 29.49 | — | 31.8 | — | — | ocs |
| 15 | swxw | 29.5 | — | 32.2 | — | — | ocs |
| 16 | wsw | 29.51 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 17 | wsw | 29.52 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 18 | wsw | 29.53 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 19 | wsw | 29.53 | — | 31.7 | — | — | ocs |
| 20 | wsw | 29.54 | — | 32.0 | — | — | oc |
| 21 | wsw | 29.54 | — | 31.5 | — | — | ocs |
| 22 | wsw | 29.54 | — | 32.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 23 | wsw | 29.53 | — | 31.7 | — | — | ocs |
| 24 | swxw | 29.52 | — | 31.7 | — | — | ocs |
