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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[MARCH, 1902.
Saturday 15. Fresh Gales Easterly & Hazey Wear. Carpenter Employed Making The Beams; people picking Oakum, and Bringing Plank Over.
Sunday 16 Novr. Fresh Gales Wterly and fair Wear. In the Morning Rais'd the Birds and Gott 1600 Eggs. In the Afternoon discovere'd a Little Salt upon the Rocks, Made by the Sea, Which Encourage'd us to Look further & found about a pound. This give me great Hopes that Weeks Fine Weather will produce Plenty.
Monday 17th Moderate Gales Southerly & pleasent Wear. Carpenter Laying The Beams, Smith Making Nails. In the Afternoon the Boat went to Egg Island and Brought from thence 86 Gulls Eggs.
Tuesday 18. A Fresh Gale Eterly & fair Wea". Carpenter as before. In the Morning When the Tide was Out, all hands went to Cleaning away the Rocks, in order to Make a Channell for to Launch the Boat. Finished the Mainsail.
Wednesday 19th, Wind & Wear as pr day past. Carpenter Employed Fixing Knees to the Beams. At low Water the people at Work in the Channell, And Afterwards picking Oakum & Knotting Yarns.
Thursday 20th. The first part Calm, the latter a fresh Gale Easterly. [Y] Carpenter Employ'd as before. The Cattamaran went out & Brought in 17 small fish and a Shark. Raised the Birds & Got 12 Firkins of Eggs. Saw a large Smoak on the Main, Right Opposite to us, and not far in the Country: Bat the People Seems to be quite off about going to the Main, tho' they Eeem'd (were] Detirmins to go a few days Ago.
Friday 21. Moderate Gales Westerly and fair Weat. Carpenter Fixing Ledges, Smith Making Nails : The poeple Carrying Plank and Making a Kiln: 5 Men Went to Egg Island & Return with 60 Gulls Eggs.
Saturday 22d. Light Variable Breezes. Carpenter as before. The Boat and Cattamaran Went a Fishing and Caught plenty. One of which, Served all Hands for a Meal.
Sunday 28. Light Winds Variable. 5 Men went to Egg Island and Knock down Some Shaggs, Which is Care] Much the Best Eating, of any fowl kind we gett and also Brought [over] Some Gulls Eggs.
Monday 24. Fresh Gales at 8 W with Rainy Wear, but Saved no Water. People Employed Picking Oakom,
Tuesday Nov 28th. The First part a Light Breeze Westerly, latter Eterly. In the Morning 2 Men Went out a fishing and in About 2 Hours Returned with 45 Large figh. This Success is Owing to the Bait, which we now Use, Calle'd a Souttle fish, we get them from the Birds, when
