USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Saturday, 31 July 1880

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

Entry Index: 402
Position: No position
Date by Position: 31 July 1880
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: Sea Ice 
No observations

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 55 tons 68 lbs 

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 30 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A drift to N.E. x N. being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and 
hauled the dredge.
Fresh breeze from S. x W. and S.S.W. all day with slowly rising barometer and uniform temperature. 
Snow, mist and passing showers of rain during the forenoon, and snow with occasional mist during the 
afternoon.

Provisions condemned during the month
Carrots = 1 1/4 lbs spoiled
Beets = 1 1/4 lbs spoiled
Damsons = 3/4 lbs spoiled
Roast mutton = 3 lbs spoiled
Oat meal = 124 lbs damaged by salt water
Rio coffee = 15 lbs damaged by salt water
Mutton broth = 4 lbs spoiled
Flour = 8 lbs damaged by salt water

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 33.5° - Specific gravity = 1.002 at 39°
2 fathoms = 31° - Specific gravity = 1.0252 at 39°
29 fathoms = 31° x - Specific gravity = 1.0260 at 38.5° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 24° 32' N. 
Last quarter

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 sxw 29.45 — 31.0 — — ocs
2 ssw 29.46 — 31.0 — — ocs
3 ssw 29.48 — 28.5 — — bcs
4 swxs 29.49 — 29.5 — — bc
5 ssw 29.5 — 30.5 — — bcq
6 ssw 29.51 — 30.5 — — bcqm
7 ssw 29.52 — 31.0 — — ocmqprs
8 ssw 29.53 — 30.5 — — bcmqps
9 ssw 29.54 — 31.0 — 33.5 bc
10 ssw 29.55 — 31.0 — — bc
11 sxw 29.56 — 31.5 — — oc
12 sxw 29.57 — 32.0 — — oc
13 ssw 29.58 — 31.0 — — ocs
14 sxw 29.59 — 31.5 — — oc
15 ssw 29.6 — 31.7 — — ocm
16 ssw 29.6 — 32.0 — — bc
17 swxs 29.6 — 31.7 — — ocm
18 sxw 29.61 — 31.5 — — ocs
19 ssw 29.61 — 31.5 — — ocm
20 ssw 29.61 — 31.5 — — ocs
21 ssw 29.62 — 32.0 — — ocs
22 ssw 29.63 — 31.0 — — ocs
23 sxw 29.62 — 31.0 — — ocs
24 sxw 29.61 — 31.2 — — ocs
Beaufort Weather Codes

b: clear blue sky, c: cloudy weather, d: drizzling or light rain, e: wet air without rain, f: foggy, g: gloomy or stormy, h: hail, l: lightning, m: misty or hazy, o: overcast, p: passing showers or rain, q: squally, r: continuous rain, s: snow, t: thunder, u: ugly appearances of threatening weather, v: variable weather, w: wet or heavy dew, z: hazy