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34 keep away for St. Mathew. The land at the points is rather high and bluff with flat or low land between the high and the beach. Shore rocky. According to Capt. Owen there is a small E. & W. spit at the NW. point on which the village is and where a lee can be made from N. and NE. winds. [[line]] Monday Sept 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 4 A.M. | 29.38 | 42 | 43.5 | 43 | 45 | SW by W 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .47 | 45 | 43.5 | 43 | 44 | " [[ditto for SW by W]] 12 M. | .53 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 42 | 44 | " [[ditto for SW by W]] 4 P.M. | .60 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39 | 44.7 | " [[ditto for SW by W]] 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .68 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 41 | 42.5 | WSW 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .72 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 38 | 43 | " [[ditto for WSW]] [[/table]] Day cloudy with snow squalls and a brisk gale and heavy sea. We were obliged to lay to under a double reefed foresail, until midnight with a heavy bad confused sea running. [[line]] Tuesday Sept 21st [[line]] [[table]] 4 A.M. | 29.75 | 36 | 39.5 | 38.5 | 42.5 | WSW 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .75 | 43 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | W 12 M. | .72 | 37 | 40.0 | 39.5 | 43.5 | " [[ditto for W]] 4 P.M. | .64 | 38 | 40.5 | 40.0 | 44 | " [[ditto for W]] 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .59 | 37 | 40.5 | 39.5 | 43 | WNW 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .58 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 38.5 | 43 | N. [[/table]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 35 Morning cloudy cold; sun out at times later in the day. Wind somewhat moderated sea a little easier. Put her under reefed foresail, jib and treble reefed mainsail Later give her the flying jib and shake a reef out of the mainsail. Too rough for any clerical work. [[line]] Wednesday Sept. 22/80 [[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. | 29.52 | 37 | 38.5 | 38.0 | 43.5 | N 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .72 | 39 | 41 | 40.5 | 44 | " [[ditto for N]] 12 M. | .75 | 44 | 47 | 47.0 | 42 | " [[ditto for N]] 4 P.M. | .78 | 39.5 | 42 | 41.5 | 42.5 | NW by N 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .78 | 38 | 41.5 | 41.0 | 43 | " [[ditto for NW by N]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .79 | 38 | 42 | 41.5 | 45 | " [[ditto for NW by N [[/table]] Day with snatches of sunlight and high squally wind, fresher later in the day. Morning make the NW. end of St. Mathew and run along the northern shore vainly seeking a lee until we reach Cape Upright. Get obs. for time just off the Cape, from the vessel and determine to try landing in a small bight in the Cape although attended with some risk. Come to anchor under the Cape about 10 A.M. The party succeed in getting
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Geographic names checked: St. Mathew; Cape Upright. 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
