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______Thursday May 29, 1873______
Time. Bar. surf. water deep do. Wind. Air
8 A.M. 29.95 39° 41 N 35
12 M. 29.97 - - NW 45
6 P.M. 30.00 40 - NW 43
Storming hard with rain & squalls P.M. rain ceases. Go ashore and establish a station for astronomical purposes, consisting of three blocks of wood, buried in a mass of stones and coming to the surface so as to afford a steady support for the tripods of our instruments, with a flat stone in the middle for placing the mercurial horizon on. The position of the station is nearly on the spot where our astronomical observations of 1871-2 were taken.
Albatross [[small triangle]] bears S771/4E
A 0°.0'.0". B 180°.0'.0".
Church cupola bears S.36E
A 41°.21'.40". B.221°.22'.00"
Keystone[[small triangle]] bears S77W
A 154.13.20 B.334.13.40
Evening being nearly clear we go out with the vertical circle
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and attempt to get time from one of the stars in the constellation Aquilae[[underscored]], but the lamp gives us so much trouble that we have not great confidence in the readings. Return to vessel at 2.30 A.M. Min ther. 33°.5
______Friday, May 30, 1873______
Time. Air. Surf. water deep do. Wind. Bar
8 A.M. 42° 39° 41° NW 29.96
12 M. 56 - - N 29.95
6 P.M. 57 42 - N 29.96
Morning clear & fine, with light & afterwards fresh. Min. Ther. 35°.0 Go out at 6 A.M. with sextant and artificial horizon to obtain a series of equal altitudes for time P.M. complete the series which promises good results.
______Saturday May 31______
Time. Bar. Air. Sur. water Deep do. Winds.
8 A.M. 30.00 42° 41° 41° N
12 M. 30.02 54 - - NE
6 P.M. 30.08 48 43 - NE
Morning cloudy with light NW wind; later wind fresher. All hands busy, fitting new jibboom. P.M. Take the boat to go to
