Entry Index: 426
Position: No position
Date by Position: 24 August 1880
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3
No observations Using melted ice Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 53 tons 1908 lbs No observations Max. temperature = 35.5° Min. temperature = 31.5° The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. Sounded in 40 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to east being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and hauled the dredge. Generally foggy and misty weather, with a little drizzling rain and snow at 6am. Light northerly airs, slightly falling barometer and uniform temperature. Water temperatures and specific gravities Surface temperature = 35° - Specific gravity = 1.001 at 46° 2 fathoms = 31.5° - Specific gravity = 1.0237 at 46.5° 39 fathoms = 31.5° x - Specific gravity = 1.0261 at 47° x Miller-Casella No 24403 Moon 18° N. Full moon
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
All reports seem to agree in pronouncing the ice in a wasted and disintegrated condition, needing only a fresh blow to send it into blocks and pieces.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | n | 30.1 | 47.0 | 32.0 | — | — | ocf |
| 6 | n | 30.08 | 48.0 | 32.5 | — | — | ocfds |
| 9 | n | 30.08 | 50.0 | 32.5 | — | 35.0 | oc |
| 12 | n | 30.06 | 48.0 | 32.7 | — | — | ocf |
| 15 | nxe | 30.05 | 49.0 | 33.0 | — | — | ocf |
| 18 | nne | 30.05 | 49.0 | 32.7 | — | — | ocfm |
| 21 | nexn | 30.04 | 49.0 | 32.5 | — | — | oc |
| 24 | nne | 30.03 | 49.0 | 32.2 | — | — | oc |
