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30 ments of the ice, the weather and the movements of whales. The currents are largely affected by the wind and tides chiefly by the latter. The motion of the ice depends more on the winds, but not wholly. [[line]] Tuesday Sept. 14/80 [[line]] [[page includes table with 7 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields for readability.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time. | Barom. | Ther. | Dry b. | Wet b. | Water | Wind 4 A.M | 29.58 | 38.5 | 42 | 41.5 | 39 | N 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .64 | 35.0 | 38 | 38.5 | 39 | " [[ditto for: N]] 12 M. | .66 | 41.5 | 41 | 40.5 | 40 | S 4 P.M | .64 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 39 | " [[ditto for: S]] 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .64 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 39 | " [[ditto for: S]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .53 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 43.0 | 38 | SE [[/table]] Morning half clear, later cloudy; bad weather brewing apparently. Wind fresh, in the evening squally. Obs. for determination of station on the spit. A boat arrives from St. Laurence Id. bringing the revenue officer Mr. Wykoff and several men of the Schr. Loleta which they report lost on St. Laurence Id. three or four days ago in the bight fifteen or more miles eastward from the NW. point of the island. A consultation is held by the masters in port and it is decided that the Schr. Long and the steam whaler Mary & Helen will go over, the men to go to the Sandwich Ids in the Long. We [[end page]] [[start page]] 31 offer a passage to the Revenue officer with such accommodations as we have, but he decides to sail for San Francisco in the Progress. The brig Tropic Bird goes to sea in the morning. Work over accounts and letters. [[line]] Wednesday Sept 15/80 [[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 4 A.M. | 29.41 | 40.5 | 53 | 53.5 | 38.5 | SE 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .38 | 42.5 | 44 | 44.0 | 39 | " [[ditto for: SE]] 12 M. | .37 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 41 | " [[ditto for: SE]] 4 P.M. | .39 | 45.0 | 41. | 41.5 | 41 | SSE 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .41 | 41.0 | 45. | 45.5 | 39 | " [[ditto for: SSE]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .44 | 41.0 | 43. | 44.0 | 40 | NNE [[/table]] Morning cloudy, later sun out at times Wind fresh and fog rolling in. Halo in P.M. Work over records. Letters & accounts prepared to go down by the Mary & Helen. [[line]] Thursday Sept 16 [[line]] 4 A.M. | 29.46 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 43 | 39.5 | NNE 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .55 | 34.5 | 36 | 36.5 | 38.5 | " [[ditto for: NNE]] 12 M. | .62 | 34.0 | 36 | 36.5 | 38.0 | " [[ditto for: NNE]] 4 P.M. | .69 | 34.5 | 40 | 39.5 | 38.5 | " [[ditto for: NNE]] 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .80 | 32.0 | 35 | 34.5 | 37.5 | NNW 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .88 | 30.0 | *- | - | 36.5 | " [[ditto for: NNW]] [[/table]] Morning blowing hard, with snow. Sun out ------- *Hygrometer in cabin to avoid freezing
Transcription Notes:
Geographic names checked: St. Laurence Id.; Sandwich Ids; San Francisco. 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
