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6 [[line]] Tuesday, May 25th 1880 [[line]] [[page includes tables with 5 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields for readability.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time | Barom. | Air. | Water. |Wind. 4 A.M. | 30.25 | 46° | 46° | S 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]]| .32 | 47 | 45 | " [[ditto for: S]] 12 M. | .38 | 50 | 45 | WSW. 4 P.M.| .34 | 49 | 47 | SE. 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] .40 | 48 | 47 | " [[ditto for: SE.]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] .39 | 48 | 48 | " [[ditto for: SE.]] [[/table]] A.M. Thick and moderating, all sail set. P.M. all calm with heavy SW. swell. Vessel rolling badly and slatting, took in all sail. Many fur seal seen around the vessel. Very few floating invertebrates noticed on this voyage which on former occasions we found abundant. [[line]] Wednesday May 26th [[line]] [[table]] 4 A.M. | 30.30 | 46 | 45 | NE 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]]| .20 | 45 | 45 | SE 12 M. | .12 | 48 | 46 | S 4 P.M. | 29.86 | 43 | 46 | SSW 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| 30.08 | 43 | 43 | " [[ditto for: SSW]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .08 | 43 | 43 | W. [[/table]] A.M. Breezing with rain squalls. P.M. wind increasing, reduced sail. Heavy sea on but making good time. [[end page]] [[start page]] 7 [[line]] Thursday May 27, 1880 [[line]] [[page includes tables with 5 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields for readability.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time | Barom. | Air | Water | Wind. 4 A.M. | 30.25 | 43 | 44 | W. by S. 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]]| .23 | 43 | 45 | " [[ditto for: W. by S.]] 12 M. |.23 | 46 | 45 | " [[ditto for: W. by S.]] 4 P.M. | .26 | 46 | 44 | W. 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .28 | 43 | 44 | " [[ditto for: W.]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .30 | 42 | 44 | " [[ditto for : W.]] [[/table]] Nearly clear all day. Strong gales and heavy sea from W. moderating in P.M. Rain squalls at night. [[line]] Friday May 28th [[line]] [[table]] 4 A.M.| 30.30 | 42 | 44 | NW. by N. 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]]| .35 | 43 | 44 | " [[ditto for: NW. by N.]] 12 M. | .38 | 48 | 46 | NNW. 6 P.M.| .38 | 47 | 47 | " [[ditto for: NNW.]] [[/table]] At sunrise clearing up a little, land discovered to the NE. supposed to be Baranoff Id. from C. Ommaney. Thickened up again. Steady breeze from NW with some sea on. All sail set. At 2:15 P.M. Cape Edgecumbe bore NW by N. about 7 miles. Cape Otmeloi N 1/2 E. 7 miles W. end St. Lazaria Id. N by W 1/2 W. 4 miles. Mt. Edgecumbe obscured to its base by clouds. Passed 2 miles S.E. from Vitskari Rocks through middle channel of Sitka Bay west of Polivnoi and anchored in the eastern anchorage of Sitka harbor at 4:45 P.M. having been fifteen days on
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See pp. 5 & 7 (in Transcription center pagination) for how to transcribe dittos, suggestions on tables. Polivnoi is correct
