584 LOG BOOKS OF SEALING VESSELS. 



Sunday 7tli August, 1887. H. 2; K. 1; Courses, SW; Winds, West; 

 A. M. Stroug breeze and rainy weather. H. 4; K. 1; 41i Clearing up. 

 H. 6; K. 1: H. 8; K. 2; Courses, SE; Clear. H. 10; K. 2; Courses, 

 East. H. 12; K. 2; Courses, East; Il^foon clear weather and fresh 

 breeze. H. 2; K. 2; Courses, NISTW; P. M. Moderate breeze and 

 cloudy. H. 4; K. 3; At 4h lowered and caught 8 seals. H. 6; K. 1. 

 H.8; K. 1; Courses, West. H. 10; K. 1; Fine weather. H. 12; K. 1: 

 Latitude (Ace) 54° .00 K Longitude (Ace) 1670.8' W. Barometer 

 30.00; 30.20; 30.37. 



Monday 8th August, 1887. H. 2 ; K. 1 ; Courses, West; Winds, SW ; 

 A.M. Moderate breeze and cloudy. H. 4; K. 1; At o^^ lowered H. 6; 

 K.l; Decreasing wind. H.8; K.l. H.IO; K.l; A schooner in sight 

 to the westward, supposed to be the ^'Allie L Algar". H. 12. Noon 

 Calm. P.M. Calm. Cruising. Catch this day 101 seals, which com- 

 pleted the first thousand. IL 8; Winds, Northerly. Midnight light 

 wind. Latitude (Ace) 54° 20 N. Longitude (Ace) 107° 15' W. Barom- 

 eter 30.50; 30.50; 30.52. 



Tuesday 9th August, 1887. A. M. Light wind and cloudy. Cruising. 

 H. 4; Winds, Westerly. At 6^ Lowered. Freshening wind and pass- 

 ing fogs. H. 12; A schooner in sight. P.M. Moderate breeze and 

 fine weather. H. 6; Winds, WSW. Catch this day 64 seals. Lati- 

 tude (Ace) 540 10' N. Longitude (Ace) 107° 30' W. Barometer 30.52; 

 30.52; 30.55. 



Wednesday 10 August, 1887. H.2; Winds, SW; A.M. Light wind 

 and cloudy. At 5"^ lowered. At daylight two schooners in sight in 

 the Avest and one to the east which proved to be the "Yanderbilt''. 

 H.IO; Winds, SE. Noon light wind & fine weather. P.M. Moder- 

 ate breeze and fine weather. Catch this day 76 seals. Calm. Lati- 

 tude (Ace) 540.2O' N Longitude (Ace) 167°' .0' W. Barometer 30.60; 

 30.00; 30.00. 



Thursday 11th August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, Calm; A. M. Calm 

 throughout with fine weather. At 5'' Lowered. H. 10; Two schooners 

 in sight to the northward. P. M. Calm and clear weather. H.IO; 

 Winds, South. Light wind and fougy. Latitude (Ace) 54.25. Longi- 

 tude (Ace) 106.40 W. Barometer 30.60; 30.52: 30.40. 



Friday, 12th August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, Southerly; A.M. Light 

 wind and rain at the beginning. 4 Thick fog. Sailing to the East- 

 ward. H. <>; Winds, SW. At lO^^ Lowered. Noon light wind and 

 hazy. P.M. Light wind dwindling down to calm and hazy weather. 

 H. 6 ; winds. SSE. 4'' Calm. Catch this day 90 sldns. Midnight thick 

 fog. Latitude (Ace) 54° .25' N. Longitude '(Ace) 166° .0 W. Barome- 

 ter 30.50; 30.50; 30.52. 



Saturday, 13th August, 1887. A. M. Calm, weather clearing up at 

 2^\ At 4'' 30™ lowered. At lO^^ Strong breeze. Canoes returned with 

 26 seals. Made sail. H. 10; Winds, SE. Noon, brisk wind & clear, 

 heavy tide rips. P. M. Fresh breeze and hazy weather. Working to 

 Windward towards the Volcano near Ounimak pass. H. 10; Eainy 

 weather. In flying Jib and mainsail. Latitude (Ace) 54° .40' N. Long- 

 itude (Ace) 165° .30' W. Barometer 30.46; 30.38; 30.30. 



Sunday 14th August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, SE; A. M. Strong gale 

 and foggy weather. At 4*^ Set mainsail & Jib, endeavoring to work in 

 to the watering place, but were unable to owing to the strength of the 

 wind. At noon wind moderating. P. M. At 1'' Came to an anchorage 

 under the Volcano. Indians and crew watering sliip. At 8^' weighed 

 and mad(> sail wind light and weather foggy. IL 8; Winds, WSW. 



11.12; Winds, C!alni. Iratitude (At anchor near Ounimak i^ass). 



Barometer 30.22; 30.28; 30.32. 



