Entry Index: 591
Position: 74.82, 171.82
Date by Position: 6 February 1881
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3
Latitude by observation meridian altitude Saturn N. 74° 49' Longitude by chronometer from time sight ✱ Capella E. 171° 49' 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: 32 tons 1088 lbs Max. temperature = -21° Min. temperature = -43° 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 Baxter boiler is used for distilling. Sounded in 40 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift being indicated by the lead line. Weather generally bright and pleasant though very cold. Fresh westerly breeze growing light as the day advances and backing to E.N.E. by midnight with but slightly changing barometer. The sun showing himself on our horizon at noon, for the first time since November 10th, 1880. At 6am bright auroral arch from E.S.E. to west 10° in altitude: at 9pm faint spiral curtain from N.W. to E. through zenith. Moon 21° N. First quarter
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
To-day we commenced with N.W. wind, but it backs, and grows light in so doing, until at midnight it is from east, and the temperature falls to a disagreeably low figure; though between nine p.m. and midnight it jumps up from minus 36.5° to minus 26.5°. I may say, however, with perfect correctness that the cold seems to affect us less this year than it did last, and though our night has been longer now than then, it has passed away with seemingly greater speed. I cannot explain the first fact, because it is contrary to general experience; the second, however, is easily accounted for by our exemption from pressures and ice movements. Last year we were never easy - jam, smash, jam, and smash - until finally we had our stem sprung, and a leaking ship to care for and preserve. This year we have not been disturbed at all. The doctor puts it very well when he says, "Last winter I went to bed expecting to be turned out, and was surprised that I was not; but this winter I go to bed expecting not to be turned out, and would be very much surprised if I were."
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | w | 29.92 | 57.0 | -24.0 | — | — | ocs |
| 6 | w | 29.96 | 50.0 | -31.0 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | wxs | 30.02 | 57.0 | -38.5 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | w | 29.99 | 36.0 | -38.5 | — | — | bc |
| 15 | sw | 30.01 | 50.0 | -40.0 | — | — | bc |
| 18 | e | 30.02 | 56.0 | -41.0 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | exn | 30.01 | 61.0 | -36.5 | — | — | bz |
| 24 | ene | 29.96 | 56.0 | -26.5 | — | — | ocz |
