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brook and a narrow strip to the NE of it where the fresh water passed out, on the surface.
Monday Feb. 26, 1872
Weather Barom Thermometer Wind
Clear 29.522 18 36 18 S moderate
Sky with a few passing clouds. Being solidly frozen in, so as to prevent the passage of the boats without great labor, we devote the day to equal altitude observations of the sun, for time, succeeding very well. Evening clear, calm, Bar. 29.624.
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1872
Snowy 29.550 24 82 24 SE light
Light snowfall, cloudy, small harbor ice bound; - later, snow turns into rain. 9 P.M. Barometer 29.480 wind fresh from ESE.
Wednesday Feb. 28
Stormy 29.475 31 39 28 ENE[[short hand 'and']]NW sq.
Early A.M. half clear with fresh ENE wind. At 8:30 A.M. the wind freshens
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and becomes squally with overcast sky. Later rain and snow. Afterwards wind goes round to N squally, and finally to NW clearing off a good deal. 10 P.M. Bar. 29.388. Wind N with wet snow.
Thursday Feb. 29
Weather Barom. Thermom. Wind
Stormy 29.300 35 35 33
Strong North wind, afterward NW with snow and a little rain. Later very stuff north wind Bar. 29.250
Friday March, 1, 1872
Cloudy 29.354 33 33 27 NW very strong
Ice breaking up somewhat, wind very strong but steady. 10 P.M. bar. 29.150 Up to Mar. 1, we have been in port 159 days, or 136 working days deducting Sundays. On fifty three days we were able to do work, but deducting the parts of these which were unfavorable, there were 38.5 days work done, being about one out of 3.53 working days or thirty five and on third per cent.