Entry Index: 498
Position: No position
Date by Position: 5 November 1880
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3
No observations 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: 290 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 46 tons 168 lbs Max. temperature = 9° Min. temperature = -10.5° The ship is pumped out forward by hand at the spar deck bilge pump, and such water as filters aft, through and under the bulkhead, into the fire room, is pumped out by hand at the bilge pump attached to the main engine. The steam cutter's boiler is used for distilling. Sounded in 28 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A rapid drift to north being indicated by the lead line. Dull and gloomy weather all day. Brisk S.W. winds, rapidly falling barometer and pleasant temperature. Almost steady fall of very light snow. The old lead ahead of the ship and about a mile distant opened to a width of 400 or 500 yards. A piece of drift wood was found about 700 yards to the eastward of the ship and brought on board. Moon 24° S. New moon
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ssw | 30.23 | 42.0 | -5.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 6 | sxe | 30.1 | 38.0 | 1.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 9 | ssw | 30.05 | 40.0 | 5.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 12 | swxs | 29.96 | 39.0 | 7.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 15 | sw | 29.9 | 44.0 | 7.7 | — | — | oczs |
| 18 | sw | 29.85 | 49.0 | 8.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 21 | sw | 29.74 | 51.0 | 7.5 | — | — | ocs |
| 24 | sw | 29.74 | 49.0 | 7.0 | — | — | ocs |