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April, 1858. Record of the Weather kept on board the Yacht Fox, with general 



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NOTES TO APRIL RECORD. 



1st. A wide lane opening two miles N. E. of the ship ; 9 F. M. a streak of aurora 8° above horizon 

 between S. S. E. and S. W., with streamers towards the zenith. 



2d. Two black whales seen. 



4th. At noon our old floe cracked in a N. N. E. and S. S. W. line about thirty yards from the ship ; 

 it widens to about sixty yards. 



5th. At 2 h - 20 m - the old floe cracked in line with ship, that on the port side drifted off about fifty 

 yards ; secured ship to fast ice, head to wind. 



6th. A whale and many narwhals seen ; four seals shot. 



7th. Tried for soundings with 170 fathoms. 



8th. Ice epiiet, but drifting rapidly before the wind. 



9th. A walrus seen ; before sunset the western land became visible, supposed Cape Dyer, S. 88° W. 

 (true) ; 11 T. M. aurora between E. and N., and from 10° elevation stretching up to the zenith. 



10th. A large iceberg bearing E. (true); tried for soundings with 180 fathoms; Cape Dyer visible 

 S. 89° W. ; another cape S. 83° W. ; midnight faint aurora from S. to E. (true). 



11th. A bear's track within eighty yards of the ship; a fog bank in S. E. ; 9 to 12 T. M. a pale 

 aurora between E. and S. E. 



12th. A lane of water opened astern in the direction of a large berg in the E. X. E. ; much mist 

 and vapor in the S. E. ; eight dovekies shot ; IIP. M. aurora to the southward between E. and W. S. W. 

 [about 15° above horizon, with streamers towards zenith, and numerous nebular spots of light at 

 intervals in arch]. 



13th. 6 P. M. distant land seen bearing S. W. | "W. (true) ; 11 T. M. aurora similar to last night. 



14th. A large flock of ducks flying N. W.; tried for soundings with 170 fathoms; 10 P. M. a bright 

 aurora in the east (true) ; midnight, faint to the southward at 18° elevation. 



loth. I 1 '- 30 m - A. M. a bear came close to the ship ; thickness of ice 3 feet 11 inches, decrease for 

 the month 1 foot 2j inches; snow 10J inches, increase H; a number of mollymauks seen ; 10 h - 30 m - 

 T. M. aurora to the southward, appearing over a fog bank [afterwards forming an arch from E. to S., 

 disappeared at midnight]. 



