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60 Wedge Cape E.by N.1/2N. Pass two schooners and many dories fishing and get into Humboldt Harbor about 1.10 P.M. The Caecilia a small schooner from Coal Harbor for Pirate's Cove puts in at the same time manned by three Portuguese. Afternoon working on records. [[line]] Sunday July 18/80 [[line]] [[page includes tables with 7 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields for readability.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time | Bar. | Ther. | Dry b. | Wet b. | Water | Wind 6 A.M. | 29.26 | 47 | 47 | 47 1/2 | 44 1/2 | NE 12 M. | .32 | 47 1/2 | 49 1/2 | 49 1/2 | 44 | NNE 6 P.M. | .44 | 51 | 50 1/2 | 50 | 45 | " [[ditto for: NNE]] [[/table]] Weather rainy, cloudy in P.M. Wind light, evening calm. Search for rock reported by Caton without success. Schr. Unga from Pirate's Cove for Delaroff passes through. The master had not heard of any such rock through he has navigated hearabouts for five years. [[line]] Monday July 19th [[line]] [[table]] 6 A.M. | 29.59 | 45 | 46 1/2 | 46 | 44 | Baffling 12 M. | .52 | 50 1/2 | 51 | 51 | 46 | " [[ditto for: Baffling]] 6 P.M. | .42 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 46 | WNW. [[/table]] Morning, very early, clear soon clouding over and becoming cold with several rainsqualls. Wind at first light or none, strong and squally in P.M. Observations for dip, intensity & [[end page]] [[start page]] 61 declination. Take our cutter and go round to Pirate's Cove, obtaining angles and bearings there from to fix position. Potatos turnips and radishes have been tried here large crop of potatos succeeded at Coal Harbor. About 15 white men at this place engaged in fishing. Reach vessel on our return at 7.15. ([[line]] Tuesday July 20/80 [[line]] [[page includes tables with 7 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields for readability.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time. | Barom. | Ther. | dry b. | wet b. | Water. | Wind 6 A.M. | 29.45 | 44 | 46 1/2 | 46 1/2 | 45 | WNW 12 M. | .48 | 48 1/2| 47 1/2 | 46 | 45 1/2| " [[ditto for: WNW]] 6 P.M. | .48 | 49 | 52 1/2 | 52 | 46 1/2| " [[ditto for: WNW]] [[/table]] Cloudy with showers most of the day clearing away toward night. Wind blowing very fresh all day. Search for Caton's rock but the wind is too high to do anything satisfactory. Work over records. [[line]] Wednesday July 21st [[line]] [[table]] 6 A.M. | 29.55 | 46 |48 | 48 | 45 1/2 | NW 12 M. | .62 | 50 |52 1/2 | 52 1/2 | 44 1/2 | N 4 P.M. | .69 | 52 |52 1/2 | 53 | 47 | NW 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .81 | 49 |50 | 50 1/2 | 46 1/2 | " [[ditto for: NW]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .78 | 46 1/2 |48 | 48 | 45 1/2 | Calm [[/table]] Morning early, clear & calm, soon clouding over; later half cloudy. Wind moderate, strong in P.M.
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See pp. 5 & 7 for how to transcribe dittos, suggestions on tables.
