Entry Index: 455
Position: 73.38, -176.62
Date by Position: 22 September 1880
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 23' Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun W. 176° 37' 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: 305 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 51 tons 1293 lbs Max. temperature = 20.5° Min. temperature = 0.5° The pumping is done as required by hand at the forward spar deck bilge pump. The engineer's force is employed in remaking the Babbitt metal and plunger from the bilge pump attached to main engine and replacing the piston belonging to it; and in otherwise arranging the said pump so that it may be worked by hand, the additional amount of fuel required to work it by the steam cutter's boiler and engine being considered too great for our present supply. Sounded in 38 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A drift to N.E. being indicated by the lead line. Weather bright and pleasant at times, but frequently a thick fog prevails. Almost calm during the forenoon, and light northerly and easterly airs during the afternoon. Slightly rising barometer and rapidly increasing temperature. Carpenters engaged in securing feet padding to forward side of galleys house on spar deck. Moon 23° N. Full moon
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
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3 | wsw | 29.99 | 50.0 | 1.5 | — | — | bc |
6 | wsw | 30.0 | 47.0 | 3.5 | — | — | ocf |
9 | w | 30.02 | 52.0 | 9.0 | — | — | bcf |
12 | wxs | 30.02 | 48.0 | 14.0 | — | — | bcf |
15 | nxw | 30.03 | 49.0 | 17.7 | — | — | bcf |
18 | nne | 30.03 | 48.0 | 17.5 | — | — | ocf |
21 | nne | 30.05 | 52.0 | 19.0 | — | — | ocf |
24 | nne | 30.05 | 55.0 | 18.7 | — | — | ocf |