24 July. Monday. (20 Nearly overcast and cloudy all day, with occasionally a little rain. Wind moderate from east or north- east, not strong enough to disturb the ice in the bay. Disagreeable & chilly. Temp. min. 3 1/2°; 8a. 38°; 12m. 38°; 4p. 4 1/2°; 8p. 4° Rasmussen called just as we were fin- ishing breakfast. He fell to on the pan- cakes and maple syrup with enjoyment. Staid an hour and a half. Interesting man. I went out in the afternoon and col- lected some mosses for Mrs. Streetor on the rock terrace a half mile or so north south of Pete's house. Also got some of the little willow which grows only 1 1/2-2" tall and has only two or four leaves. Noted a fine small surface of diabase showing trigonal and hexagonal parting and some creep down the slope.