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If you want to look at similar pages for other ships go to: * * * Index - Use this to find your Ship * * * (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3210.msg52142#msg52142)
Welcome on board the USC&GSS Yukon I
This post covers a log page from 1874; the following posts cover log pages from 1875 and1883.
For
Yukon II (1899-1923) see: Yukon II -- Reference: Transcription Example
and Log Description (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3474.0)
(http://www.history.noaa.gov/images/ships/yukon1.jpg)
Have a look around the forum, and don't hesitate to pose questions! There are lots of people who would be happy to respond. Each time you join a new ship have a look for one of these pages.
Feel free to add your own questions and comments to: Yukon I -- Discussion: Questions and Comments (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3346.msg53919#msg53919)
Comments on the log:
- It
is strongly recommended that only experienced transcribers attempt this
log. On the other hand, if you are curious and careful, go right ahead!
- This is not a standard log format.
- All
the data, weather and events, is on a single page. For this reason, the
'Progress Bar', just above the image of the log page, will be out of
sequence and should be ignored.
- For at least part of the log, the day starts at 1 PM rather than at 1 AM. This is a 'Nautical Day'.
The
nautical day started at noon on the previous (conventional) day and ran
to noon on the next day - so Nautical 21st Oct ran from Noon on the
(civil) 20th to Noon on the civil 21st.
For
more information, see "My log starts at 1 PM !!!" in Type What You See -
Yes, but ... What About ... ?
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51629#msg51629) - Not
all the data requested on the Weather Observation tab is available. If
there is no corresponding column in the log, just leave the entry box
blank. The only fields from the log we use are: 'WINDS.', 'Bar.', 'Ther.
Air', and 'Ther. Water'.
- On the plus side, the handwriting is generally very readable!
- Note
that the date in the log is in US order (month, day, year) and on the
Date tab the order is day, month, year following the Royal Navy format.
- Note
that on the RN ships we encouraged transcribers to record the names of
people, places, and ships mentioned in the log. Now that we are in the
Arctic, there are some new items that are of interest. The scientists
would appreciate your recording sightings of sea ice on the Sea Ice tab
and sightings of animals on the Animals tab. The historians would
appreciate your recording refueling on the Refueling tab.
Links to helpful transcribing information:
- Guides for US logs (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3078.msg49657#msg49657)
- Type What You See - Yes, but ... (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51625#msg51625)
- HELPFUL REFERENCE POSTS (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3301.0)
- Handwriting Help (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=8.0)
- What Does THAT mean? (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=9.0)
- Technical Support (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=14.0)
- Maps of Alaska
- http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/AlaskaViewerTable.shtml
- http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/16566.shtml
- http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/usaname.php?uni=1400270&fid=usageo_1300
- http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201795~3000712:Commercial-Atlas-of-America--Rand-M?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=w4s:/where/Alaska/when/1924;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=1&trs=2
- http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~204817~3002165:-Facsimile--Map-of-Alaska-and-Adjoi?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=w4s:/where/Alaska/when/1880;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=3
Links to further info about the ship:
- http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-USCSurveyShipsList.htm#Yuk1
- http://www.history.noaa.gov/ships/yukon1.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC&GS_Yukon_%281873%29
- http://www.lib.noaa.gov/noaainfo/heritage/coastandgeodeticsurvey/index.html
A fellow transcriber (wendolk) has created a database to help both transcribers and historians (and contributors are welcome):
Searchable Database (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=2872.msg44227#msg44227)
Weather Side:
Example: http://www.djcosmik.com/oldweather/yukon_book6_img_4518.jpg (Left hand page)
The
written details are transcribed as follows, though the page you are
working on will not display a grid in this way. Note that the data in
some columns is not transcribed and that some logs do not have all the
columns included on the Weather Observation tab, so, before clicking OK,
check that your data is in the correct fields. It is more important to
be accurate than to be fast. Only transcribe what is written. Ask on the
forum for handwriting help if unsure.
Location | Place Name | Name = from Chignik Bay, A.T. towards Mitrophania Id. A.T.
Date = 24/06/1874
| Hour | | Wind Dir | | Force | | Bar Height | | Ther Attached | | Dry | | Wet | | Water | | Weather Code | | Cloud Code | | Clear Sky | |
| 1 PM | Calm | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 PM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 PM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 PM | | | 29.84 | | 55 | | 49 | | | |
| 5 PM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 PM | N | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 PM | Calm | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 PM | | | 29.90 | | 53 | | 48 | | | |
| 9 PM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 PM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 PM | WbyS | | | | | | | | | |
| Midnight | | | 29.98 | | 52 | | 48 | | | |
| 1 AM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 AM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 AM | SW | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 AM | NE | | 30.04 | | 48 | | 48 | | | |
| 5 AM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 AM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 AM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 AM | NbyE | | 30.09 | | 52 | | 50 | | | |
| 9 AM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 AM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 AM | | | | | | | | | | |
| Merid | SSW | | 30.14 | | 52 | | 46 | | | |
Notes for transcribers:
- When
the log book has Nautical Days (1PM to noon), as in this example,
please include AM or PM with the hour and use midnight (or mid) and
meridian (or merid or noon) for 12 o'clock when entering Weather
Records. If you are not sure whether it is AM or PM, just enter the
hour. You do not need to include AM/PM with the normal 1AM to midnight
log format.
Events should be transcribed exactly as they are written.
Note that 1AM, 1am, 1 AM, and 1 am are all treated the same. - Transcribing the weather data here goes fast!
- Latitude and longitude can be found at the bottom of the page. Nothing is filled in on this page, but here is an example from the next day:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img69/2087/yukonilatlong.jpg)
This would be entered on the Location tab as:
Location | Dead reckoning | Latitude = 55 54 | Longitude = 159 20
The
cardinal points are not specified for latitude and longitude. Even
though the cardinal points are obviously 'N' and 'W', they should not be added.
There is no observed position.
Remarks Side:
Example: http://www.djcosmik.com/oldweather/yukon_book6_img_4518.jpg (Left hand page)
This
side has been completely transcribed below to help new transcribers
become familiar with both the writing and the language used. Nobody is
expected to transcribe all the text! Following it are some comments
about transcribing the remarks.
P.M. This day comes in with calm
cloudy weather.
At 6'h 30'm underway.
At 7 hrs dropped anchor. No wind.
Shore close aboard.
At 12 hrs light airs and calm.
A.M. At 3 hrs underway.
Light baffling winds and calms
until 11 hours. Strong breeze.
Furled topsails and flying-jib;
single reefed mainsail.
At 12 hrs Nakchamik Island bore
N.N.E. distant five miles.
Men employed at ship's duty.
So ends.
Notes for transcribers:
- Entering any or all of the information on this page is optional, although including the place mentioned below is encouraged.
- Nakchamik Island can be entered on the Location tab:
Location | Place Name | Name = At 12 hrs Nakchamik Island bore N.N.E. distant five miles.
- All
the full stops (periods) used in the log entries have been transcribed,
but full stops in common abbreviations may be omitted. See 'Sometimes
we can take a little shortcut' in Type What You See - Yes, but ...
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51631#msg51631) for
more details.
Log keeper's quirks:
Other information and comments:
- If you are interested in the places mentioned, here is some information (they are all in the state of Alaska):
- Chignik Bay: http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/usaname.php?uni=1400270&fid=usageo_1300
- Mitrofania Island: http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/usaname.php?uni=1406457&fid=usageo_1306
- Nakchamik Island: http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/usaname.php?uni=1406794&fid=usageo_1307
-
Welcome on board the USC&GSS Yukon I
This post covers a log page from 1875; the previous post covers a log page from 1874; the following post covers a log page from 1883.
(http://www.history.noaa.gov/images/ships/yukon1.jpg)
Have a look around the forum, and don't hesitate to pose questions! There are lots of people who would be happy to respond. Each time you join a new ship have a look for one of these pages.
Feel free to add your own questions and comments to: Yukon I -- Discussion: Questions and Comments (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3346.msg53919#msg53919)
Comments on the log:
- It is strongly recommended that only experienced transcribers attempt this log.
- This is not a standard log format.
- There are 2 days per page.
- All
the data, weather and events, are on a single half page. For this
reason, the 'Progress Bar', just above the image of the log page, will
be out of sequence and should be ignored.
- There is generally no location noted at the top of the page.
- The order of the columns in the log does not match the order of the columns on the Weather Observation tab.
- Sometimes there are two pressure readings: Aneroid and Mercurial. See Notes for transcribers under Weather Side for details.
- Not
all the data requested on the Weather Observation tab is available. If
there is no corresponding column in the log, just leave the entry box
blank.
- On at least one occasion, a party transferred from the
Yukon to the Mary Ann. During that time the name of the ship is given as
Mary Ann. See Notes for transcribers under Remarks Side for details.
-
A few pages have been scanned more than once; transcribe the first copy
of each and just click on "I've finished with this page" for the
others. For more information see: Listing of Faulty Scanned and
Duplicate Pages - Phase 3
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3383.msg54580#msg54580).
- Note that on the Date tab the order is day, month, year following the Royal Navy format.
- Note
that on the RN ships we encouraged transcribers to record the names of
people, places, and ships mentioned in the log. Now that we are in the
Arctic, there are some new items that are of interest. The scientists
would appreciate your recording sightings of sea ice on the Sea Ice tab
and sightings of animals on the Animals tab. The historians would
appreciate your recording refueling on the Refueling tab.
Links to helpful transcribing information:
- Guides for US logs (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3078.msg49657#msg49657)
- Type What You See - Yes, but ... (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51625#msg51625)
- HELPFUL REFERENCE POSTS (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3301.0)
- Handwriting Help (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=8.0)
- What Does THAT mean? (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=9.0)
- Technical Support (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=14.0)
- Maps of Alaska
- http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/AlaskaViewerTable.shtml
- http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~204817~3002165:-Facsimile--Map-of-Alaska-and-Adjoi?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=w4s:/where/Alaska/when/1880;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=3
- For the moment however, we seem to be off the coast of Trinidad - California.
- http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~262~30118:State-Of-California--By-Prof--H-D--?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:california%2B1875;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=47&trs=62
- http://mapcarta.com/Redwood_National_Park
Links to further info about the ship:
- http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-USCSurveyShipsList.htm#Yuk1
- http://www.history.noaa.gov/ships/yukon1.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC&GS_Yukon_%281873%29
- http://www.lib.noaa.gov/noaainfo/heritage/coastandgeodeticsurvey/index.html
A fellow transcriber (wendolk) has created a database to help both transcribers and historians (and contributors are welcome):
Searchable Database (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=2872.msg44227#msg44227)
Weather Side:
Example: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USCS%20Yukon/Book%201/IMG_4074_0.jpg
The written details are transcribed as follows, though the page you are working on will not display a grid in this way. Note
that the order of the columns in the log does not match the order of
the columns on the Weather Observation tab. There is also extra data
that needs to be included. Note also that the data in some
columns is not transcribed and that some logs do not have all the
columns included on the Weather Observation tab, so, before clicking OK,
check that your data is in the correct fields. It is more important to
be accurate than to be fast. Only transcribe what is written. Ask on the
forum for handwriting help if unsure.
Date = 08/07/1875
| Hour | | Wind Dir | | Force | | Bar Height | | Ther Attached | | Dry | | Wet | | Water | | Weather Code | | Cloud Code | | Clear Sky | |
| 8 | | | 30.10 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | NW | 1 | 30.09 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 56 | Foggy | | |
| 2 | | | 30.11 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | NW | 1 | 30.09 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 58 | Overcast | | |
| 8 | | | 30.13 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | NW | 1 | 30.09 | 62 | 54 | 56 | 55 | Foggy | | |
Date = 09/07/1875
| Hour | | Wind Dir | | Force | | Bar Height | | Ther Attached | | Dry | | Wet | | Water | | Weather Code | | Cloud Code | | Clear Sky | |
| 8 | | | 30.10 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Calm | | 30.09 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 54 | Foggy | | |
| 2 | | | 30.10 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | WNW | 1 | 30.07 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 58 | Overcast | | |
| 8 | | | 30.09 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Calm | | 30.05 | 62 | 56 | 59 | 56 | Foggy | | |
Notes for transcribers:
- If there are aneroid (first barometer column, heading A.) and mercurial (second barometer column, heading M.) barometer heights, they should both be entered. This needs to be done as two entries created on the same line.
Draw one magnifier window shifted slightly leftward (to make it easier
to edit) and enter the hour and the aneroid height. Draw another
magnifier window shifted rightward and enter the hour, the mercurial
height, and all the other data. (In practice, to avoid having to draw
the box each time, it is easier to enter all the aneroid heights and
then do the remainder of the weather data.)
The example below is from a different page:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img89/4350/yukontransexpb.jpg)
If there is only one barometer height, do only one entry. - Only
enter the description from the column headed Weather in the Weather
Code box. Do not enter the description from the column headed
Atmosphere. The weather description may be in the form of weather codes
or words such as Foggy, Cloudy, or Rainy.
Remarks Side:
Example: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USCS%20Yukon/Book%201/IMG_4074_0.jpg
This
side has been completely transcribed below to help new transcribers
become familiar with both the writing and the language used. Nobody is
expected to transcribe all the text! Following it are some comments
about transcribing the remarks.
Very light N.W. winds
weather overcast. foggy
atmosphere all day. Towar~
evening very thick.
Office work.
Crew employed cleaning the bottom of vessel.
Most part of day foggy
and calm.
Office work.
Finished cleaning vessel's bottom. Took her to Eureke
in the evening.
Notes for transcribers:
- Entering any or all of the information on this page is optional, although including the place mentioned below is encouraged.
- Eureke can be entered on the Location tab:
Location | Place Name | Name = Eureke
Eureke is probably Eureka, but since the last letter does not look like an 'a' it has been transcribed as written.
- As was done above, if you cannot read a letter, a number, or a whole word, please enter a tilde (~) or tildes to indicate this.
- All
the full stops (periods) used in the log entries have been transcribed,
but full stops in common abbreviations may be omitted. See 'Sometimes
we can take a little shortcut' in Type What You See - Yes, but ...
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51631#msg51631) for
more details.
- On at least one occasion, a party transferred
from the Yukon to the Mary Ann. During that time the log appears to be
for the Mary Ann and the name of the ship is given as Mary Ann rather
than Yukon (e.g.,
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USCS%20Yukon/Book%201/IMG_4050_0.jpg).
When this happens it should be entered on the Events tab:
Event = Mary Ann
Log keepers' quirks:
- One
of the log keepers sometimes writes the number 2 in a way that makes it
looks almost like a 4. However, the log keeper's 4 is usually much
plainer.
(http://i.imgur.com/kEfwxBM.png)
Other information and comments:
-
Welcome on board the USC&GSS Yukon I
This post covers a log page from 1883; the previous posts cover log pages from 1874 and 1875.
(http://www.history.noaa.gov/images/ships/yukon1.jpg)
Have a look around the forum, and don't hesitate to pose questions! There are lots of people who would be happy to respond. Each time you join a new ship have a look for one of these pages.
Feel free to add your own questions and comments to: Yukon I -- Discussion: Questions and Comments (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3346.msg53919#msg53919)
Comments on the log:
- It is strongly recommended that only experienced transcribers attempt this log.
- This is not a standard log format.
- All
the data, weather and events, is on a single page. For this reason, the
'Progress Bar', just above the image of the log page, will be out of
sequence and should be ignored.
- The order of the columns in the log does not match the order of the columns on the Weather Observation tab.
- Not
all the data requested on the Weather Observation tab is available. If
there is no corresponding column in the log, just leave the entry box
blank.
- Note that the date in the log is in US order
(month, day, year) and on the Date tab the order is day, month, year
following the Royal Navy format.
- Note that on the RN ships we
encouraged transcribers to record the names of people, places, and ships
mentioned in the log. Now that we are in the Arctic, there are some new
items that are of interest. The scientists would appreciate your
recording sightings of sea ice on the Sea Ice tab and sightings of
animals on the Animals tab. The historians would appreciate your
recording refueling on the Refueling tab.
Links to helpful transcribing information:
- Guides for US logs (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3078.msg49657#msg49657)
- Type What You See - Yes, but ... (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51625#msg51625)
- HELPFUL REFERENCE POSTS (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3301.0)
- Handwriting Help (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=8.0)
- What Does THAT mean? (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=9.0)
- Technical Support (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=14.0)
- Maps of Alaska
- http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/AlaskaViewerTable.shtml
- http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~204817~3002165:-Facsimile--Map-of-Alaska-and-Adjoi?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=w4s:/where/Alaska/when/1880;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=3
Links to further info about the ship:
- http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-USCSurveyShipsList.htm#Yuk1
- http://www.history.noaa.gov/ships/yukon1.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC&GS_Yukon_%281873%29
- http://www.lib.noaa.gov/noaainfo/heritage/coastandgeodeticsurvey/index.html
A fellow transcriber (wendolk) has created a database to help both transcribers and historians (and contributors are welcome):
Searchable Database (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=2872.msg44227#msg44227)
Weather Side:
http://www.djcosmik.com/oldweather/yukon_book11_img_4932.jpg (Right hand page)
The written details are transcribed as follows, though the page you are working on will not display a grid in this way. Note that the order of the columns in the log does not match the order of the columns on the Weather Observation tab.
Note also that the data in some columns is not transcribed and that
some logs do not have all the columns included on the Weather
Observation tab, so, before clicking OK, check that your data is in the
correct fields. It is more important to be accurate than to be fast.
Only transcribe what is written. Ask on the forum for handwriting help
if unsure.
Date = 05/08/1883
| Hour | | Wind Dir | | Force | | Bar Height | | Ther Attached | | Dry | | Wet | | Water | | Weather Code | | Cloud code | | Clear Sky | |
| 1 | NW | Stiff
Breeze | | | | | | Fogy | | |
| 2 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 3 | " | " | | | | | | Misty | | |
| 4 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 5 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 6 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 7 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 8 | " | " | 30.20 | | 62.5 | | 62 | " | | |
| 9 | " | " | | | | | | Fogy | | |
| 10 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 11 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 12 | N | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 1 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 2 | " | " | 30.21 | | 64 | | 63 | Cloudy | | |
| 3 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 4 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 5 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 6 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 7 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 8 | " | " | 30.27 | | 63 | | 61 | " | | |
| 9 | " | Gale | | | | | | " | | |
| 10 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 11 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
| 12 | " | " | | | | | | " | | |
Location | Dead reckoning | Latitude = 42 23 02 | Longitude = 125 32 00
Location | Observed | Latitude = 42 15 02 | Longitude = 125 47 00
Notes for transcribers:
- This page is simple except for latitude and longitude.
Phase
3 has many different logs with widely varying formats. Consequently, we
are unable to customize the latitude and longitude entry for Yukon's
log. Also, at the present time, there is no way to include details, such
as the time, with the latitude and longitude. - According to Philip Brohan, one of the project's scientists:
- The most important measurement is observed latitude and longitude at noon.
- We
want at least one latitude and longitude from every page. More are
useful, but not vital. Obviously, if a page doesn't have any latitude
and longitude information, nothing can be entered.
- Transcribers will have to use their own judgement to determine the best choice.
- Unfortunately,
Yukon has latitude and longitude by dead reckoning for noon, observed
latitude at an unspecified time, and observed longitude at 8am.
Additionally, sometimes the observed longitude is corrected at noon.
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6669/yukon1latlongcorr.jpg) - I
would be inclined to enter both the dead reckoning and the observed
values, and when the observed longitude is corrected at noon I would use
that value. However, as Philip says, it is your decision.
- The
log keeper often uses full stops (periods) rather than spaces to
separate degrees, minutes, and seconds. Originally, transcribers were
told to put spaces between degrees, minutes, and seconds. You can still
put spaces in the latitudes and longitudes, but Philip's software now
allows you to transcribe them with the full stops.
42.15.02 = 42 15 02 = 42d15m02s
Consequently, a latitude or longitude of 57 231/2 would be transcribed as 57 23 30.
For more information, see Type What You See - Yes, but ... (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51625#msg51625) - The
cardinal points are not specified for latitude and longitude. Even
though the cardinal points are obviously 'N' and 'W', they should not be added.
- Note that the log keeper writes Fogy rather than Foggy. It should be transcribed as Fogy.
Remarks Side:
http://www.djcosmik.com/oldweather/yukon_book11_img_4932.jpg (Right hand page)
This
side has been completely transcribed below to help new transcribers
become familiar with both the writing and the language used. Nobody is
expected to transcribe all the text! Following it are some comments
about transcribing the remarks.
12.15 A.M.
Being very fogy and squally I deemed
it advisable to stand off shore. So hove
ship, while doing so the end of the
pick tore a rent in mainsail
which necessitated its being lowered
for to be mended
2 A.M. Hove ship and stood in
again
Took in Flying Jib
Hove ship around on Starboard tack
Distance run since noon 96 miles
Reefed mainsail
Reefed Foresail and took bonnet
off Jib
Took in Foresail
A very heavy and choppy sea on
Notes for transcribers:
- As was noted under the Weather Side, the date should be transcribed. Date = 05/08/1883.
- With the exception of the date, entering any or all of the events on this page is optional.
Log keepers' quirks:
- Zeros sometimes look more like ditto marks (") or elevens (11).
(http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5445/yukonzeroditto.jpg) - As noted above, the log keeper writes fogy rather than foggy. It should be transcribed as fogy.
Other information and comments: