Entry Index: 605
Position: 75.02, 171.52
Date by Position: 20 February 1881
Logbook Volume: 4 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 4
Latitude by observation meridian altitude ✱ Aldebaran 6.30pm N. 75° 1' Longitude by chronometer from observation Planet Venus 6.30pm E. 171° 31' 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: 30 tons 1148 lbs Max. temperature = -20.5° Min. temperature = -27° 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 46 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift east being indicated by the lead line. Weather generally clear, bright and pleasant. Light westerly airs veering at first, and then backing steadily to east with slowly falling barometer and uniformly low temperature. At 9pm a small opening in the ice to the W'd produced some mist in the atmosphere. Sunrise 8h 34m. Sunset 3h 36m. At 3am faint auroral arch from E. to W. 20° above southern horizon with faint streaks and patches to N'd. At midnight brilliant waving and undulating arch from west to east through zenith with pulsations of bright light in same direction. At 45° above the E. horizon the arch shot out a branch which doubled back toward the main column. Moon 20° S. Full moon
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
Our anticipations of yesterday with respect to the house which Aniguin found have been verified. Chipp went out this morning and brought the trophy into the ship. He found it about three miles southeast of the ship, and in a location which gave evidence of about six feet of the surrounding ice having melted last summer. Nothing was found of two barrels, which, being empty, were not looked after when we broke away.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | wsw | 30.65 | 54.0 | -23.5 | — | — | b |
| 6 | wnw | 30.62 | 51.0 | -24.5 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | s | 30.63 | 55.0 | -25.5 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | s | 30.6 | 41.0 | -22.0 | — | — | b |
| 15 | ese | 30.58 | 50.0 | -22.5 | — | — | bc |
| 18 | ese | 30.56 | 58.0 | -24.2 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | ese | 30.54 | 62.0 | -21.0 | — | — | bzm |
| 24 | e | 30.48 | 59.0 | -20.5 | — | — | bz |
