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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY":
[MARCH, 1902.
Thursday Septr. 11. Fresh Gales Easterly and fair Wear. The Carpenter Finished the Timbers, People Carrying Over Sparrs to Build the Tent, Smith Making Nails.
Friday 12th, Light Airs & Calms. Carpenter Dubbing the Outside of the Timbers. for Planking, the people Building the Tent and Carrying round Sparts for the Same; Smith Making Nails. There is too much Surf On the Barr to go a Fishing, therefore have recourse too [to] Our Old Diet Pengwin Broth.
Saturday 18. Wind Wterly and Fair Weat. The Boat went a fishing And Brought in 24 Fish. Carpenter as before, People Building the Tent, found a Grapnail washe'd on Shore in a Shroud Hawser.
Sunday 14. Wind NW & fair Weat. The Cattamaran went to the Other Island And Brought 25 Gallons of Brandy : and the Boat Brought in 24 Fish.
Konday 16th. Moderate breezes Søerly, Carpenter Employ'd Planking The Bottom. The Boat Brought in 24 Fish, Smith Making Nails ; people Carrying round Cordage de Oleaning of it.
Tuesday 16. Light Breezes & Calm. The Boat went out and Brought in 12 Fish. Carpenter & Smith as Before. People Cleaning the Tent that We Entend Moving into to Morrow.
Wednesday 17th Septr. Light Breezes Wterly and fair Wear. This Morning Moved Every Thing Over to the Other Side of the Island to the New Tent. Carpenter & Smith Employ'd as before. Being Very Smooth Water I went Round the Island to look for the Ships Bottom, Which I Imagine is Kept out by the Dead Weight that is in it, but Could See Nothing of it. However had good Success in Catching 30 Fish & Came in. The Boat went out Again & Brought in 26 More. Sent the Cattamaran To the Other Island for the Remainder of the Brandy.
Thursday 18. Fresh Gales Wterly & Olondy Wear. In Clearing the before Mentiond Grapnail Found another, [We] Cleared them Both, and got them ap: Cleared (also] a peice of a Hawser for a Cable.
Friday 19th, The First part Moderate Breezes Easterly and Clondy Weather the Latter fresh Gales at NW The Carpenter & Smith as Before. Two men went out a Fishing, but Returned without any, being too much Ses for the Boat to Ride.
Saturday 20. Fresh Gales Westerly. (T00) To Much Sea to go a Fishing. Carpenter Finished 4 Streake on the Starboard Side. People Employed Opening the Kiln and made another also. Kild a Hogg.
