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which would thereby be incurred.  Decide to do as much as we can in Unalashka and come to the Shumagins to spend the rest of the season.  P.M. windy & cloudy. Bar. same.

[[line]] Monday April 1. 1872 [[line]]
Bar. 28.610. Ther. 36 Max 38 Min. 34
Heavy NE gale, with half melted snow.  P.M. moderates a little but Bar. goes down to 28.450

[[line]] Tuesday April 2 [[line]]
Bar. 28.634. Ther. 38. Max 48. Min. 36.  Light NW wind cloudy P.M with rain & snow squalls all hands busy getting out coal  Bar. 8 PM 29.100

[[line]] Wednesday. April 3 [[line]]
All hands go for coal.  Harrington & I work over observations for [[dip? dep?]] and Latitude & Longitude on the sandspit on Round Island  Bar 9 P.M. 29.700. Ther. 33. 48. 32.  Bar 9 P.M. 29.850  Observe tide high in A.M. at 8.30 mean time low at 4.25 P.M below highest high water mark on rocks 7 ft 2 in below hw of A.M.  four feet nearly  Magnetic meridian 70.24 on lip circle.  P.M a snow
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Transcription Notes:
Geographical names checked: Unalashka; Shumagins. April 3: Round Island. Proper name checked: April 3, name continuing from line 1 to line 2: Harrington