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36 ashore, with a drenching, get some obs. for latitude and bearings on adjacent land. The wind increased and the boat gets safely back to my great relief after which a few more obs. for time are taken and we weigh anchor and proceed under shortened sail toward Unalashka. Wind very fresh, puffy, with bad sea. [[line]] Thursday Sept. 23/80 [[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. | 29.78 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 40 | 44.5 | NW by N 8 " [[ditto for A.M.]] | .80 | 38.0 | 43.0 | 43 | 45.5 | " [[ditto for: NW by N]] 12 M. | .82 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | " [[ditto for: NW by N]] 4 P.M. | .81 | 43 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | NW by N 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .90 | 40 | 43.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | " [[ditto for: NW by N]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .88 | 39 | 42.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | " [[ditto for: NW by N]] [[/table]] Day cloudy, sun out at rare intervals. Wind strong, squally, sea heavy. Vessel winged out & making good progress but nothing so as to prevent work [[line]] Friday Sept. 24th [[line]] [[table]] 4 A.M. | 29.88 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 46 | NW by N 8 " [[ditto for A.M.]] | .86 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 42 | 47.5 | SW 12 M. | .78 | 41 | 39 | 38.5 | 47.5 | SSW 4 P.M. | .62 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 47.5 | S 8 " [[ditto for P.M.]] | .42 | 41.5 | 44 | 44 | 47 | SSE 12 " [[ditto for P.M.]] | .12 | 44 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 46 | SSW [[/table]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 37 Morning cloudy, wind lighter and less favorable, shifting ahead. Later wind veers to the southward and in the evening rises to a smart gale, obliging us to shorten sail and attended with so much pitching & tossing that all work is suspended. [[line]] Saturday Sept. 25/80 [[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. 4 A.M. | 29.12 | 45.5 | 43 | 43 | 47 | SSW 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .14 | 45.0 | 43.5 | 43 | 47 | " [[ditto for: SSW]] 12 M. | .18 | 45.0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | " [[ditto for: SSW]] 4 P.M. | .22 | 45.5 | 47 | 46.5 | 47 | " [[ditto for: SSW]] 8 " [[ditto for: P.M]] | .25 | 46.0 | 45 | 44 | 46 | " [[ditto for: SSW]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .30 | 45.0 | 48 | 47.5 | 46 | " [[ditto for: SSW]] [[/table]] Day cloudy with rain & hail and so stiff a gale as to interrupt all work. [[line]] Sunday Sept 26 [[line]] [[table]] 4 A.M. | 29.32 | 43.5 | 47 | 46.5 | 46.0 | SSW 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .34 | 44 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | SSW 12 M. | .38 | 46 | 48.5 | 49.0 | 47.0 | " [[ditto for: SSW]] 4 P.M. | .32 | 45 | 48. | 47.5 | 46.7 | S by W 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .23 | 44.5 | 46. | 45.5 | 46.0 | " [[ditto for: S by W]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .21 | 45 | 46 | 46.0 | 46.5 | " [[ditto for: S by W]] [[/table]] Day cloudy & rainy with heavy sea and continuation of severe gale No work done or practicable.
Transcription Notes:
Geographic name checked: Unalashka. 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
