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Farthest Point of spit, 48 between lower wires, bearing S 82 W  In line with ∆ Pulpit 41 between lower wires. 
In line with ∆ Baileys, 6 between lower wires
Spend morning taking angles from Spithead completing the series. P.M. wind too high to admit of work.
----- Tuesday Dec. 5, 1871 -----
Bar. 29.312 Ther. 30.5 min. 27. Wind fresh NE at 11 A.M. snows hard from 9.30 A.M. to 11 take angles from Rocky Pt. ∆ Snows all the rest of the day & evening.
----- Wednesday Dec. 6. -----
Bar. 29.050. Ther. 31 min. 25. N
Gale with snow from North all day
----- Thursday Dec. 7 ------
Gale continues. [[insertion]] snow. wind from N W to SW [[/insertion]] bar. 29.00 Ther. 23. [[insertion]] 23.5 [[/insertion]] min. 21 
Visit tide gauge which could not be done yesterday and find it had stopped about five minutes after we left it Tuesday from a piece of the pencil getting between the rollers.
----- Friday Dec. 8 -----
Bar. 28.988. Ther. 24 min 20. Winds light SE with light snow P.M. very heavy snowfall.
-----  Saturday Dec. 9 -----
Bar. 28.943. Ther. 32 min 22. Wind fresh
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