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6 ______Wednesday May, 14. 73______ Time Bar. Air. Water. Sp.gr, Winds 4 P.M. 29.60, 46°, 40°. -0.27, W.S.W. 8 " " [[ditto for P.M.]] 29.62. 40, 39. , SW 12 " " [[ditto for P.M.]] 29.61, 39, 39. , SW 4 A.M. 29.50, 39, 39. , SE 8 " " [[ditto for A.M.]] 29.33, 39, 40. , " [[ditto for SE]] 12 M. 29.22, 39, 40. , " [[ditto for SE]] 4 P.M. 29.08, 41, 41. -0.27 , SW 8 P.M. 29.04, 40, 40. , Calm 12 P.M. 29.01, 40, 40. , W Winds light with rain. Many birds seen (This day contains 36 hours to recommence civil time and conform with the original notebooks for the season) ______Thursday May 15______ Time. Bar. Air. Water. Sp.gr. Winds 4 A.M. 29.17. 38°. 39°. NW 8 ""[[ditto for A.M.]] 29.35. 42. 40. W 12""[[ditto for A.M.]] 29.46. 40. 39. W 4 P.M. 29.56. 40. 39. -0.265 WSW 8 "" [[ditto for P.M.]] 29.60. 35. 39. " [[ditto for WSW]] 12 "" [[ditto for P.M.]] 29.02. 34. 39. " [[ditto for WSW]] Cloudy, very light winds or nearly calm ______Friday May 16______ Time. Bar. Air. Water. Sp.gr. Winds 4 A.M. 29.62. 33°. 39°. WSW 8 " " [[ditto for A.M.]] 29.70. 33. 39. " [[ditto for WSW]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 7 Time. Bar. Air. Water. Sp.gr. Winds. 12. M 29.80. 38°. 38°. WS.W. 4 P.M 29.75 42. 39. -0.265 " [[ditto for WS.W]] 8 " " [[ditto for P.M.]] 29.78 38. 38. "[[ditto for WS.W]] 12 "" [[ditto for P.M.]] 29.79 36. 39. " [[ditto for WS.W]] Wind in A.M. moderate. Cloudy with snowsqualls in P.M. Sight Sannakh Island 15 miles west in the afternoon. There is a good deal more low land about this island than is apparent on the charts. In lat. 54° 23' N and Lon. 162° 08' W sound in 75 fms hard bottom. Peak of Sannakh and s end of land WSW by compass ______Saturday May 17______ Time. Bar. Air. Water. Sp.gr. Wind. 4 A.M. 29.76 35° 37° WSW 8 A.M. 29.85 39 38 SW 12 " " [[ditto for A.M.]] 29.80 42 40 " [[ditto for SW]] 4 P.M. 29.75 46 39 -0.26 SSW 8 " " [[ditto for P.M.]] 29.78 42 39 Calm 12 " " [[ditto for P.M.]] 29.80 39 39 " Take a series of observations to determine the position of a codbank, on which we catch a large number of cod and halibut about 9 A.M. in 38 fms These will be found in the astronomical
