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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY..
[MARCH, 1902.
Saturday 4th. Fresh Gales at W SW & fair Wea, the Carpenter Finished the 8th Streak on the Starboard Side, Smith Making Nails, the People Brought Over the Butt of water for Sea Store, the Boat went a Fishing but Return'd without Success.
Sunday 5th. Light Variable Breezes, in looking about the Rocks. One of The people Found a Fowling Peice, the Barrell Bent. The Carpenter Straignted it and Shott Some Birds with it.
Monday 8th, Fresh Gales Eterly & Cloudy Wear. People Employ'd Knotting of Yarns.
Tuesday 7th, Wind & Wear as pr day past the Boat went a Fishing and Returned without Enough for Dinner. People Employ'd picking Oakum.
Wednesday 8. Light Variable Winds & Cloudy Weather. The Boat went Out 3 Times & Could not Catch one fish. Three men went to the Other Island in Search of Ees & Brought Over a Buckett Full.
Thursday 9th Oct. Fresh Gales at SW & Some Rain Cannot go a Fishing, but Providence Provides for us Otherwise; for the Birds Settle in Great Numbers. Knockd down 60 and Could have got More.
Friday 10th, Strong Gales at W 8 W with Cloudy Wear & Rain. The Birds Settle Still in great Numbers. We Take care not to disturb them, hoping they are Come to Lay their Eggs.
saturday 1 Wind at SW & tair Wear in the Morning the Boat went a Fishing and Returnd with 18 Fish. This Last Week the Carpenter Finished 6 Streaks.
Sunday 12. Moderate Gales Easterly. All hands Trying to Catch Small Fish amongst
the Rocks.
Monday 13th. Fresh Gales Eterly and fair Wear Carpenter Employed Planking: Smith Making Nails. One of our men Endeavouring to Make An Oven, in Order to Bake our Bread for Sea Store when [against the time] we go away. Finding the Birds dont lay knockd down about 200 of them for their Livers. it being the part that is Tolorable to Eat.
Tuesday 14. Light Breezes Wterly and pleasent Wear. To [too] much Sea To go a Fishing. Went to the Other Island and got about 70 Eggs.
Wednesday 15. Strong Gales Westerly & Uloudy Wear. Carpenter Thinning Plank for the Bottom, Smith Making Nails, People picking Oakom And Knotfing Yarns. In the Afternoon the Smoak Tent Caught Fire, but it being Discovered Immediatly was Extinguished: one End [only] being burnt.
