750 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



September 13th, Tuesday. — Very heavy northeast 

 gale all day until six p. m., when it moderated ; very 

 heavy squalls ; tremendous sea. Boat shipping a good 

 deal of water, she kept sea anchor abeam. At ten a. m. 

 got out the sail and attempted to ride under the lee 

 of it. After doing so very well for an hour, the sheet 

 parted and we lost sail and yard. Barometer fell to 

 29.35 at 35°. In the afternoon made a sea anchor of 

 oars and mast, and managed to ride out gale under 

 their lee. After six p. m. wind and sea moderated rap- 

 idly; clouds broke away; moon and stars appeared, 

 and auroral flashes. At eight p. M. set a jury sail made 

 of a sled cover, and kept the boat away to the west- 

 ward before the sea. 



September lith, Wednesday. — Wind ahead ; sea 

 moderating rapidly. Rising barometer. Towards noon 

 the wind settled to about south. Boat making about 

 a west (true) course of about one knot per hour. Noth- 

 ing seen of either second cutter or whaleboat. Sound- 

 ings in ten fathoms. Served out eight and a half 

 pounds of ham instead of the pemmican rations at din- 

 ner. 



September 15th, Thursday. — Light south winds; 

 much swell but moderating rapidly, Ericksen got 

 latitude at noon. My hands disabled since yesterday. 

 Kept boat on port tack ; making nothing better than 

 w r est under jury sail ; eight and a half fathoms ; sewed 

 two parts of jury sail together. Very little progress, 

 not one half knot per hour. 



September lQth, Friday. — At four A. m. calm. 

 Sounded in six feet of water. Called everybody and 

 got breakfast. At six got out six oars and pulled south. 

 Seals numerous. Young ice met. At eight commenced 

 to raise little lumps of land on port bow and ahead ; at 



