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5 July Went ashore with Captain Coper
He took photos of old tritic site, others
lasts infor from SE and the oldest
info here. This is one the edge of the shore
cliff near Birdtable's and has been
one third to one half cut away by the
sliding off of the gneiss + folled cliff
which is 15-20 ft high, with rock tore.
Recent erosion may have been done by
the tidal wave which are further
discussed according to local report by Pete
Frenchen & the Eskimos in spring
of 1912. Strongly felt at Skamander bs.
Photo W S.E.
Went up face of cliff by means of
quarry 1/3 mi west of cliff (see)
saw no quartzite in talus or in place
but on plateau at head of quarry 1-
4/2 mi W saw many loose angular
blocks of gray + yellowish gray
quartzite. Apparently not from
from source. No areas of brecciated
schist seen brink of cliffs. Mostly
debri blocks & bowlders of gneiss. Went
northward along edge of plateau to
border of Norman's Peak. Nothing
but gneiss in angular & rounded
ed blocks & some honable white
surprising amount of sandy
soil on plateau.