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[[underlined in red]] Station. [[/underlined]] At Sea {Lat. 64-25  Long. 172-04 { [[underlined]] teste [[/underlined]] U.S. Hyd. Ch. No. 68.
[[underlined in red]] Date [[/underlined]] 1880. August 15 9 1/2 A.M.
[[underlined in red]] Weather [[/underlined]] Half clear & calm. Temp. of air - 45°
[[underlined in red]] Astronomical Observations [[/underlined]] were made to locate this
station - [[underlined in red]] see [[/underlined]] Astronomical Observations Vol. 1 1880, p. 79.
[[underlined in red]] Bearings [[/underlined]] also were taken for which - [[underlined in red]] see . [[/underlined]]
[[underlined in red]] Telemeter [[/underline]] Notes 1880, Vol. 2 p. 105

Depth  |  Temperature
-------|-------------
 10    |   38
Top    |   38 1/2

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[[underlined in red]] Soundings [[/underlined]] and Temperature in Bering Strait
[[underlined in red]] Date [[/underlined]] 1880. September 5th Sunday.

Depth     | Temperature | 1 Remarks
----------|-------------|-------------------
Bottom 28 | 37°. 1/2    |    h  m
       25 |  37. 1/8    |at 7. 05 A.M. Edge of E. Cape
       20 |  36  3/4    |             {SW. 1/2 S 
       15 |  37         |of Asia bore {W. by N 1/2 N.
       10 |  37  1/2    |Vessel under foresail & jib
        5 |  37  1/2    |strong N.W. wind, sea rough
      Top |  37  1/2    |small and large ice in water
          |             |a little further in closely    
          |             |packed
----------|-------------|
          |             |   h  m
          |             |at 7.20 log set on zero; course
          |             |E. Magnetic. (If anything she
          |             |made to weather of the course)
          |             | h m
      Top |  38         |7.30  a.m.
       "  |  37         |7.40
       "  |             |7.45 Big Diomede N. edge bears
       "  |             |S.E. 1/4 E)
       "  |  36 1/2     |7.50 - Air 37° 1/2 -
----------|-------------|
          |        2    |8.0 come to. Log reads 4 miles.
          |             |Temp. of air 38°.
Bottom 26 |  36 3/4     |
       20 |  37         |
       15 |  37 1/8     |
       10 |  37 1/8     |
        5 |  37 1/4     |

Transcription Notes:
Geographic names: Bering Strait; "Edge of E. Cape of Asia"; Big Diomede N. edge". See transcription center p. 5 of this project (p. 1 in notebook) for how to transcribe dittos: https://transcription.si.edu/transcribe/6983/SIA-SIA2014-05216