Latitude by observation N. 73° 37'
Longitude by chronometer W. 179° 32'
Lines of position ✱✱ Vega & Arcturus about 10am

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: 325 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 38 tons 1218 lbs 

Max. temperature = -25°
Min. temperature = -35°

The pumping forward is done 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 30 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift being indicated by the lead line.
Weather bright and pleasant but very cold. Light S.W. airs backing to S.S.E. with slightly rising 
barometer. Bright red glow on southern horizon.
At 3am a very remarkable auroral display was observed as follows: a bright auroral curtain about 10° 
above the horizon from E.N.E. to N.W., generally white but occasionally showing a green shade, and 
rarely a brownish-red color, which disappeared as soon as seen. Above this curtain the sky was of a 
deep blue-black color, through which the stars shone brilliantly as they also did through the deepest part 
of the curtain. Above the deep blue-black color there were irregular spirals and streaks of white light 
which were in continuous motion, appearing and disappearing rapidly. From E. to W. through zenith was 
an irregular arch formed of detached streaks of brownish-red light, among which white light would 
suddenly appear and as suddenly vanish. This arch was about 5° broad. Stars shone with apparently 
undiminished brilliancy through the deepest color. 
Between this arch and a bank of stratus clouds above the southern horizon, the sky was covered with 
irregular patches and streaks of light which seemed to drift away to windward (S.W.). 
At 3.30 all had broken up and drifted to S.W., and there succeeded white flashes all over the sky. 
At 6am faint arch from E. to W. through zenith; at 9am faint arch from E.N.E. to N.N.W. alt of 20°. Low 
faint dawn. At 6pm faint arch 5° in alt N.W. to E; at 9pm double curtain 10° in alt from N.W. to E.; and at 
midnight irregular curtains 40° and 50° in alt from N.W. to E. 

Moon 22° S. 
Last quarter