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Ocean Magnetic Observations, 1905-16 



SiTEA TO HONOLUI-U. 



Total distance. 2,708 miles. Time of passage, 18.3 days. Average day's run, 148.0 miles. 



HONOl-ULTJ TO JaLUIT, MARSHALL ISLANDS. 



1907 

 Sept. 26 

 27 

 28 



29 



30 



Oct. 1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



199 43 



196 59 



193 65 



191 28 



189 58 



189 24 



185 50 



183 17 



Midway Islands . 



39 N. 



47 N. 



21 18 N. 



66 N. 

 41 N. 



17 N. 

 30 N. 

 64 N. 



18 N. 

 53 N. 

 20 N. 

 47 N. 

 25 N. 

 55 N. 



Jaluit. 



181 31 



179 43 



178 08 



176 18 



174 16 



172 26 



171 27 



170 46 



170 28 



170 44 



170 26 



170 10 



170 31 



169 39 



'liles 



137 

 164 



175 



141 



89 



32 



213 



165 



39 



111 

 198 



173 



227 



228 



179 



177 



64 



31 



30 



38 



37 



30 



60 



2 p. m. tug came. All sails set at 3 p. m., light NE. breeze. Partly clear. 

 Light E. breeze. Partly cloudy. Swung ship p. m. near Kaula I. Sea rough. 

 Gentle breeze, NE. and ENE. Partly cloudy, with passing showers at 



evening. Moderate sea. 

 Gentle breeze, ENE. Partly cloudy. 

 Light breeze from E. Weather squally. 

 Calm and squally weather. Sea smooth. 

 Calm a. m. Good breeze from N. about noon. Squally. Sea rough and 



ship pitching heavily. 

 Moderate breeze N. by W. to NE. Partly cloudy. Sea rough. Ship 



rolling and yawing. 

 Gentle breeze, ENE. Partly cloudy. Sighted Midway about 5 p. m., 



too late to make anchorage. Tacked until morning. 

 Cast anchor in Seward Roads, Midway at 10 a. m. Surf too hea\'y to make 



landing from launch. Cable company's party took lunch aboard. Heaved 



anchor at 5 p. m. and sailed for Jaluit. Light NE. breeze. Partly cloudy. 

 Light breeze from ENE. Clear. 

 Gentle NE. breeze. Partly cloudy. Crossed 180th meridian about 9 a.m. 



Swung ship p. m. Sea moderate. 

 Stiff NE. by E. to E. breeze. Partly cloudy. Sea rough. Rolling and 



pitching. 

 Stiff E. breeze. Partly cloudy. Sea rough. Rolling, pitching, yawmg. 

 Moderate E. wind. Cloudy. Sea rough. 



Light E. breezes. Cloudy, with passing showers. Swung ship in morning. 

 Light airs, mostly easterly. Showery. 

 Calm. Cloudy. 



Calm. Cloudy, showery. Generally overcast. 



Calm. Squally weather. Sighted two small islands bearing NE. at 8 a. m. 

 Calm, rainy, squally weather. 

 Calm. Cloudy. 



Calm and light airs. Sighted land at 6 p. m. Tacked ship until morning. 

 Tacked all day to make entrance to Jaluit Harbor. Light breeze dead ahead. 

 Beating in, waiting for tide. Dropped anchor at ll"" 30" a. m. at Jaluit. 



Total distance, 2,72S miles. Time of passage, 23.S days. Average day's run, 114.6 miles. 



