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4 July Wednesday B - scattered thin clods.
Temp 8a. 50. N.E. 2.
Good 'summer' weather.
Nothing special has marked this
'glorious Fourth'.
5 July Thursday. Another beautiful,
warm sunshiny day.
Out for two hours in afternoon
on the hills south of Town -
Rocks are all gray feldspathic
quartz, apparently containing
much hornblende.
There are several small lakes on
this island.
Vegetation is very backward this
year. The grass around the colony
itself is luxuriant and green