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A.M. wind very light, later fresh but hardly blowing home. Weather fine, fogbank in the distance but day mostly clear. Beating toward St. Paul Harbor all the morning. Anchor in Chagafka Cove about 2 P.M. Go ashore immediately and reoccupy the old astronomical and magnetic stations, getting time, astronomical and magnetic azimuth. Mr. Baker in the evening goes to Woody Island, and obtains from Mr. Pavloff, assistant agent at the Ice Company's establishment, the copy of the records of meteorological observations for the last twelve years taken at that station by the different agents.

[[line]] Saturday July 10/80 [[line]]

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Time         | Barom.  | Ther.  | Dry b. | Wet b. | Water. | Wind.
6 A.M.       | 29.84   | 46 1/2 | 47 1/2 | 47 1/2 | 44 1/2 | NE.
12 M.        |   .78   | 48     | 49     | 49     | 44 1/2 | " [[Ditto for: NE.]]
6 P.M.       |   .76   | 48 1/2 | 49     | 49     | 44 1/2 | NNE.
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Weather foggy and rainy all day. Wind light. Assist tidal observer in putting up his guage & work over copying records. Get from Mr.Fisher record of meteorological observations for two winters, taken by Mr. Harry P. Cope at North Foreland Cook's Inlet.
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[[line Sunday July 11/80 [[line]]

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6 A.M.       | 29.69   | 46 1/2 | 47 1/2 | 47 1/2 | 44 1/2 | NW
12 M.        |   .68   | 50 1/2 | 52 1/2 | 52     | 45     | N
6 P.M.       |    68   | 48 1/2 | 49 1/2 | 49     | 45     | " [[ditto for: N]]
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Go over to Woody Id. and determine Character and position of instruments which were used in making observations referred to as taken by the Ice Companys agent. Wind fresh and squally. Weather overcast & foggy.

[[line Monday July 12 [[line]]

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6 A.M.       | 29.78   | 46     | 46 1/2 | 46 1/2 | 44    | NE
12 M.        |   .92   | 47     | 48     | 48     | 44    | " [[ditto for: NE]]
6 P.M.       |   .94   | 46 1/2 | 47 1/2 | 48     | 44 1/2| " [[ditto for: NE]]
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Morning rainy, foggy, with fresh gusts of wind. P.M. same with lighter winds. Set up a tent and get observations for dip and intensity. At work on tide guage.

[[line]] Tuesday July 13 [[line]]

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6 A.M.       | 29.97  | 46     | 46 1/2 | 47  | 47     | NE.
12 M.        | 30.00  | 47     | 47     | 47  | 44 1/2 | " [[ditto for NE.]]
6 P.M.       | 29.91  | 51 1/2 | -      | -   | 44 1/2 |  N.
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Morning rainy & foggy, clears a little toward night. Wind moderate or light. Send the boat for fish and get a boatload of salmon & trout at one haul.
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Time | Bar.  | Ther.  | Dry b. | Wet b. | Water | Wind

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