688 THE VOYAGE OE THE JEANNETTE. 



August 3d, Wednesday. — Called all hands at six ; 

 breakfasted at seven. Strong wind yet from N. W.. 

 with mist, fog, and occasional rain. Clear water for two 

 miles off shore southwest, ice beyond. Barometer, 

 29.73 at 36° ; temperature 28°. At 9.13 a. m., this 

 morning, high water. Bartlett noticed that the high- 

 est tide-mark on the rock was one foot higher than the 

 3' 1" on our gauge. Of course it must be remembered 

 that the zero of our scale is where it is stuck in the 

 bottom ice. 



At 12.30 P. m. Chipp returned, having been some 

 seventeen miles along the coast. He brought back 

 many stones, mosses, and some eggs, and Mr. Collins 

 made some excellent sketches. But as Chipp kept a 

 good diary he can hereafter make me a detailed report 

 and I need not itemize here. 



The weather during the day has been simply dis- 

 gusting. Fog, rain, or mist as wet as rain, snow-hail, 

 — cold and sharp gusts of wind. At six the wind 

 was W. ; barometer 29.68 at 36° ; temperature 28°. 

 Too foggy to see whether ice or water is next our ice- 

 foot. 



August Ath, Thursday. — This is the day which I ap- 

 pointed for leaving, but it is ordered otherwise. Dur- 

 ing the night the wind increased to a gale again, and 

 upon calling all hands at six A. M. we found ourselves 

 shut in by fog, while a pitiless storm of rain, snow, and 

 hail beat down upon us. Seaward nothing can be seen, 

 but whatever there may be the weather is unfit to 

 expose a dog even ; the wind where we are is about 

 W. N. W. 



Filled out one of our blank records to be left behind, 

 in the following words : — 



