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SW. about 8 inches of snow fell last night.  At 10 minutes (meantime) of 2 P.M. the bench mark was 54 inches above the height of the water which read on the staff 8.45. carefully measured.

[[line]] Sunday Dec 10 [[line]]
Calm w light SE breeze cloudy & a little snow.  Bar. 29.046 [[inserted]].064[/inserted]] Ther. 33. 30.

[[line]]Monday Dec. 11
Ther. 30 to 45 - min 27- Bar. 29.2 [[strikethrough]] 7 [[/strikethrough]]64  Wind very light from SW.  Sky in am perfectly clear and in P.M. only very light clouds. Spend day taking angles at Pulpit & Rocky Point P.M. quite cold.  Small harbor freezes over again.  About midnight NE breeze.

[[line]] Tuesday Dec 12, 1871 [[line]]
Bar. 29.070.  Ther. 35.5. Min 27. Wind has cleared away all the ice, and is blowing hard from NW with rain & snow.
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Mem. from book of angles Dec. 11.
From Pulpit. General trend of shore toward Gull Rock, N27E
End of bluff bears N30E
Split Top N.46E
Coast Amaknak S.16 1/4 W
Went to tide guage at 2.15 a very high tide found that the water
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Transcription Notes:
Geographical names checked: Dec. 11: Rocky Point; Small Harbor. Dec. 12: Pulpit; Gull Rock; Split Top; Amaknak.