LOG BOOKS OF .SEALING VESSELS. 685 



Monday 15tli August, 1887. A. M. Very liglit wind and gloomy 

 weatlier tlirougliout. H. 4; Winds, KE. At 6'- all boats away. 8^ 

 Foggy. At 10'' Two cauoes came alongside with 25 seals. Noon hazy. 

 P. M. Begins with calm weather. H. 4; Winds WS W; Catch this day 

 169 seals. 8 Rainy weather. H. 12; Strong breeze and rainy. Volcano 

 SE 12 miles. Barometer 30.30; 30.25; 30.18. 



Tuesday 16th August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, W S W; A. M. Begins 

 with brisk wind and dark gloomy weather. 7'' Calm. 8"'. Winds, Calm; 

 All boats away. Noon calm and heavy swell from the west. P. M . 

 Calm and clear weather. H. 6; Winds, S W; Increasing wind and 

 thick weather. Catch this day 79 seals. H. 12; Midnight fresh breeze. 

 Off the N end Ounimak. Barometer 30.15 ; 30.12 ; 30.12. 



Wednesday, 17th August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, S W; A. M. Decreas- 

 ing wind and thick weather. H. 6; Clear. All boats away. 12'* Light 

 wind and clear. P. M. Increasing wind and clear. At 4'' Boats re- 

 turned with 84 seals. H. 8; A schooner in sight to the Northward. 

 In sight of Ounimak to the Southward. Barometer 30.15; 30.18; 30.25. 



Thursday 18th August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, WSW; A. M. Fresh 

 breeze and clear weather. Did not lower this day on account of the 

 wind and sea. H. 10; A schooner in company beating to windward. 

 Noon strong wind and hazy. P. M. Strong wind and clear weather. 

 No boats out this day. Latitude: off Ounimak 20 miles. Barometer 

 30.30; 30.37; 30.41. 



Friday i9th August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, WSW; A. M. Brisk wind 

 and cloudy. At H. 6, 30m, All boats away. Noon Calm and clear 

 weather. P. M. Calm at the beginning. Catch this day 123 seals. 

 H. 10; Squally and rain. Latitude (Ace) 54^.50' N. Longitude (Ace) 

 165.10 W. Barometer 30.45; 30.45; 30.45. 



Saturday 20th August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, NW; A. M. Strong 

 wind accompanied with squalls and showers throughout. H. 8; Did 

 not lower this day. H. 12 ; Schooner " Allie I. Algar" in company. P. M. 

 Stnmg breeze and squally, H. 8; Winds NNE. H. 12; Hazy. Lati- 

 tude (Ace) 55o.5'N. Longitude (Ace) 165^.30' W. Barometer 30.40; 

 30.42; 30.50. 



Sunday 21st August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, NN W; A. M. Fresh gale 

 dark gloomy weather and high sea. No boats out this day. P. M. 

 Wind and weather as above. Latitude (Ace) 55°.12' N Longitude 

 (Ace) 165.355' W. Barometer 30.50; 30.50; 30.45 



Monday 22nd August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, North; A. M. Brisk 

 gale and cloudy with high sea. No boats out. H. 12; Foggy. P. M. 

 Strong gale and hazy. Latitude (Ace) 55^^.9' N. Longitude (Ace) 

 1650.30' W. Barometer 30.35; 30.25; 30.10. 



Tuesday 23 August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, North; A. M. Begins witli 

 strong wind and gloomy weather. H. 6; A heavy sea running. H. 8; 

 Decreasing wind and cloudy. Lowered at 9''. II. 10; Winds, N E. 

 Noon light wind and cloudy. P. M. Light wind and cloudy. Catch 

 this day 35 seals. 11.12; Thick foggv weather. Latitude (Ace) 54°.48'. 

 Longitude (Ace) 1660.48' W. Barometer 30.05; 30.05; 30.00. 



Wednesday 24 August, 1887. H. 2; Winds, North; A. M. Moder- 

 ate breeze and thick weather. H. 6; Thick fog at intervals. At 8'' 

 lowered. Noon fresh breeze and foggy. Catch this day 22 seals. Lat- 

 itude (Ace) 540.19' N. Longitude (Ace) 166O.20. Barometer 29.95; 

 29.90. 



[No. 4.— Washington, D. C. July 28, 1892. 



»j/^ L. G. Shepard, 



[Captain Revenue Marine.'\ 



