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[[start of page]] 2 [[image - line]] Saturday, May 15th/80 [[image- line]] Time Bar Air Water Wind 4 A.M 30.11 52° 53° NW by W 8 " .09 50 54 NW 12M .08 55 56 Calm 4 P.M .09 53 57 " 8 " .09 51 54 NW 12 " .09 50 53 NW by N. Nearly clear all day with baffling airs or calms. [[image - line]] Sunday May 16th [[image - line]] 4 A.M 30.09 51° 54° NW. by W. 8 " .11 53 55 NW. 12M .19 56 56 " 4 P.M. .19 64 62 WNW. 8 " .20 56 57 N 12" .24 52 55 " This day nearly all clear + calm making but little headway. [[image - line]] Monday May 17th [[image - line]] 4 A.M. 30.24 53 56 N. 8" .30 60 56 NNE. 12 M .30 60 57 SE 4 P.M .28 60 62 " 8 " .28 57 55 S 12 " .25 57 56 SSW Nearly calm, overcast + mild. P.M. breezes up from S.E. Even. moonlight. Saw large 4 masted steamer 4 miles S. Probably China str. bound for San Francisco. [[end of page]] [[start of page]] 3 [[image - line]] Tuesday May 18th 1880 [[image - line]] Time. Bar. Air. Water. Wind. 4 A.M. 30.20 56 56 SSW 8 " .23 55 59 SW 12 M .23 54 56 " 4 P.M. .20 66 55 " 8 " .20 58 56 " 12 " .20 53 53 W.SW. Early A.M. drizzling rain, remainder of day cloudy + thick with fresh breeze making about 7 knots. Have made about 6° westing and no northing. [[image - line]] Wednesday May 19th [[image- line]] 4 A.M 30.20 53 54 SW 8 " .14 61 54 S 12 M .10 60 53 " 4 P.M. 30.00 57 53 " 8 " .02 57 51 W 12 " .11 49 50 " A.M. Thick fog, barometer falling. P.M. Breezing up, took in light sail and reefed mainsail. A sail seen to eastward. A dozen gonies, (Diomedea nigripes) follow us or settle under the stern in calm weather. Several hauled on board with baited hook and line. One skin preserved. One nearly white gony seen in the distance Common petrel numerous. [[end of page]]
Transcription Notes:
gonies and gony an apparent reference to what we call goonies or albatross
