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6 of New Bedford with 22 whales. He reports that the ice moved in three miles last night. Most of the fleet have come inshore and are in sight, all apparently doing well. Evening, wind lighter, foggy. Got two obs. for time from ships in P.M. The current is strong here to the northward and eastward especially with the tide flowing. [[line]] Saturday Aug. 28/80 [[line]] [[page includes table with 7 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields for readability.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time. | Bar. | Dct Ther. | Dry b. | Wet b. |Water.| Wind. 4 A.M. | 29.75 | 40 | 44.5 | 45 |44.5 | NE 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .69 | 40 | 41 | 41 |43 | " [[ditto for: NE]] 12 M. | .63 | 41 | .42.5 | 42.5 |45 | " [[ditto for: NE]] 4 P.M. | .64 | 40 | 42 | 42 |42 | NNE 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .69 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 41 |40 | " [[ditto for: NNE]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .78 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 |45 | " [[ditto for: NNE]] [[/table]] Morning overcast, wind fresh, barometer falling. As the ice is reported by all as moving in toward the coast, and no prospect within a reasonable time of reaching Point Barrow, the weather, is unfavorable for further observations here and promises worse rather than better, and the wind is fair for the south where much more work remains to be done, I decide to sail from Pt. Belcher, southward, at once. [[end page]] [[start page]] 7 Sail at 9 AM. Pass Icy Cape about 5 P.M. Work over records. [[line]] Sunday Aug. 29/80 [[line]] [[page includes table with 7 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields for readability.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time. | Bar. | Dct Ther. | Dry b. | Wet b. |Water. | Wind. 4 A.M. | 29.79 | 39.5 | 40 | 40.5 |45 | NNE 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .82 | 40. | 42 | 42 |47 1/2 | " [[ditto for NNE]] 12 M. | .81 | 43. | 46 | 46 |49 1/2 | " [[ditto for: NNE]] 4 P.M. | .77 | 43.5 | 46 | 46 |49 1/2 | N 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .71 | 46 |49 | 49 |50 | NNE 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .69 | 47 | 48 | 48.5 |50 |NE by E [[/table]] Morning overcast, sun out at times during the day. Wind fresh sometimes squally. At 11 A.M. pass Cape Lisburne where it wooleys heavily inshore. At 3 P.M. pass Pt. Hope off which is a rip, due to tide & current. The Corwin and an unknown schooner (Loleta, Dexter, S. Ids) are laying under the lee of Pt. Hope. Both are tailing with the wind showing that the current in there is not very strong at times. Keep on toward Chamisso Harbor. Work over records. Late in evening the wind begins to die away.
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See transcription center p. 5 of this project (p. 1 in notebook) for how to transcribe dittos, model for tables: https://transcription.si.edu/transcribe/6983/SIA-SIA2014-05216
