USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Monday, 26 July 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 150 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 397
Position: 73.03, 179.31
Date by Position: 27 July 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subjects: People/Ships Sea Ice
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 1' 45"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 179° 18' 45"

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 55 tons 728 lbs 

The pumping is done, as required, by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 25 fathoms. Muddy bottom, a drift to E.N.E. being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and 
hauled the dredge.
Alexey (native hunter) had his hand badly cut to day. Attempting to pick the fulminate cap out of a 
Remington cartridge which had missed fire in his rifle, using his knife for that purpose, he succeeded in 
exploding the cartridge while it was held between the thumb and first finger of his left hand. The bullet 
was not detached from the metal case by the explosion, but the case itself was blown into ragged edges 
which lacerated the man's hand seriously.
Weather cloudy and gloomy all day. Light S.W. wind veering to northward with slowly rising barometer 
after noon, and marked fall in temperature. Almost steady fall of light snow until 8am.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 34° - Specific gravity = 1.001 at 42.5°
2 fathoms = 33.5° - Specific gravity = 1.004 at 42.5°
24 fathoms = 31.5° x - Specific gravity = 1.0256 at 42.5° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 11° N. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 sw 29.55 31.0 ocs
2 sw 29.54 31.2 ocs
3 sw 29.53 31.2 ocs
4 swxw 29.52 31.0 ocs
5 ssw 29.52 31.5 ocs
6 swxw 29.52 31.5 ocs
7 swxw 29.51 31.5 ocs
8 swxw 29.51 32.0 ocs
9 swxw 29.52 32.0 ocs
10 wsw 29.51 32.0 oc
11 wxs 29.52 33.0 oc
12 wxn 29.52 33.0 ocm
13 wnw 29.52 32.5 ocmf
14 nw 29.53 32.3 ocmf
15 nxw 29.54 33.0 ocf
16 n 29.55 33.0 oc
17 n 29.57 32.0 oc
18 nxe 29.57 31.3 oc
19 nnw 29.58 31.5 ocs
20 n 29.58 31.0 bc
21 n 29.6 30.0 bc
22 nw 29.6 29.0 bc
23 nnw 29.61 28.7 oc
24 nnw 29.62 28.5 oc