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32 at times, but a stiff breeze prevents leaving port or any field work. Obtain from Capt. Owen several of his old logs to extract temperature observations. The schr. Long sails for the wreck on St. Laurence Island [[line]] Friday Sept. 17/80 [[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. | 29.90 | 30.5 | *- | - | 37. | NNE 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .94 | 24.5 | 35.5 | 35 | 39.5 | " [[ditto for: NNE]] 12 M. | .94 | 35.0 | 36 | 35.5 | 38 | S 4 P.M. | .88 | 37.5 | 37 | 38 | 40 | " [[ditto for: S]] 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .89 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 43.5 | SSE 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .82 | 35 | - | - | 44 | " [[ditto for: SSE]] [[/table]] Morning nearly calm, clear, later cloudy with fresh wind. By the kindness of Capt. Owen, after weighing anchor about 6.10 A.M., we are towed out of Plover Bay, & toward Marcus Bay when the wind freshens and we make sail along the northern coast of St. Laurence Id. The schr. Long comes out of Marcus Bay and with the Mary & Helen stands over toward the island to rescue the crew of the Loleta. ___ *Blanks due to hygrometer being taken into cabin to avoid freezing. [[end page]] [[start page]] 33 [[line]] Saturday Sept. 18/80 [[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. | 29.75 | 38 | - | - | 44 | SSE 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .72 | 39.5 | 42 | 41.5 | 45 | SE 12 M. | .70 | 43 | 43 | 42.0 | 45 | SE by E 4 P.M. | .70 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | ESE 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .72 | 40 | 42 | 41. | 45 | " [[ditto for: ESE]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .69 | 40 | 43 | 42. | 46 | " [[ditto for: ESE]] [[/table]] Day mostly cloudy with a few glimpses of Sun and snowflurries. Cruising along the north shore of St. Laurence Id. against a strong head wind & later a heavy sea. [[line]] Sunday Sept. 19th [[line]} [[table]] 4 A.M. | 29.70 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 43.5 | 45 | ENE 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .65 | 43 | 43.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | " [[ditto for: ENE]] 12 M. | .60 | 48 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 42.5 | ESE 4 P.M. | .52 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 45 | " [[ditto for: ESE]] 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .45 | 44.5 | 44 | 43 | 46 | SSE 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .33 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 44.5 | S by W. [[/table]] Morning cloudy later foggy. Wind fresh. Round the east end of St. Laurence, meeting a ^[[insertion]] very [[/insertion]] heavy ^[[insertion]] southerly [[/insertion]] swell. Sound in 17 fms, the N. edge of the SE. pt. N. 1/2 W.; S. edge do. [[ditto for: of the SE. pt. N. 1/2 W. ]] NW. by W.; nearest land NW by N. 1/4 N. It is evident we cannot make a landing even if the wind subsides, at least for several days, so we
Transcription Notes:
Geographic names checked: St. Laurence Island; Plover Bay; Marcus Bay. 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
