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to find which, we shall have the chance of escape through the Umnak Pass. Run down past the NE end of Umnak, which is high and rounded with a low bluff and short spit making out to the Northward, over which most terrific breakers are rolling to the height of forty or fifty feet; and, Providentially succeed in finding the entrance to Chernoffsky Harbor where we anchor at 2.15 P.M. to the unspeakable relief of all hands. There is no doubt that our position was extremely perilous, before entering the harbor and the chances of getting out by the Pass of Umnak not favorable. Toward night the sky became clear but the gale continued to rage.

[[line]] Thursday Sept. 30/80 [[line]]

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Time.  | Bar.  | Ther. | Dry b. | Wet b. | Water | Wind
6 A.M. | 29.32 | 39    | 40.5   | 40.5   | 44.7  | SE
12 M.  |   .02 | 40    | 41.    | 41.5   | 44.2  | " [[ditto for: SE]]
6 P.M. | 28.69 | 43    | 44     | 44.5   | 44.5  | " [[ditto for: SE]]
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Day stormy, rainy and blowing hard. Work over monthly reports and journals and quarterly reports.
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There are about a dozen native houses here two trading stations of the A.C. Co. & W. F. & T. Co. respectively; in charge of Messrs Wagner and Adolph Reinken. There are about 94 inhabitants not counting the whites.

[[line]] Friday Oct 1st/80 [[line]]

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Time.  | Bar.  | Ther. | Dry b. | Wet b. | Water  | Wind
6 A.M. | 28.56 | 41.5  | 44     | 44     | 43 1/2 | Baffling
12 M.  | 28.54 | 46.0  | 48     | 47.5   | 47     | SSW
6 P.M. | 28.54 | 44.5  | 45     | 44.5   | 46     | SE
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Day partly clear with flying scud, rainsquall and very low barometer
Obs. for time latitude, magnetic and astronomical azimuth and angles for determination of station. Draw seine with poor success and fill water.
Make some comparisons of barometers with the mercurial standard, to determine if the aneroids are to be relied on, on account of the very low figures: - as follows.
Merc. stand corr. to 32° F. 28.809      | 28.736
Standard aneroid            28.68 -(12) | 28.53 -(.2)
Casella aneroid             28.81       | 28.72 -(.02)
K. & E. aneroid             28.98 +(17) | 28.88 +(.14)
The entrance to Chernoffsky Bay is well marked; first, by Aspidnoi (Slate) Point about

Transcription Notes:
Geographic names checked: Umnak Pass/Umnak; Chernoffsky Harbor/Bay; Aspidnoi (Slate) Point. 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