148 -Joy Wednesday - Sept. 30 - 1917 [Fair weather] The weather cleared up and cooled by a strong NE wind x Engine started at 6:2. Soon after this we came out a log boat approaching the island & In-shore & a twenty- notch soon arrived with - the news that the whole boat had gone adrift. Journey & I took the flotter and followed the kayaks a long ways out into the Sound, who was not making of the boat. Pulling home in the teeth of the wind was hard work. The two logs are staying well as it is blowing too hard for the kayaks. We are lucky to have done all this mess - easy hunting before this misfortune x the loss of the whole boat is now felt rather by the inquiries we make and we would have left them x Thursday October 1 - 1917 [Second Round] The howling of E. for continues to howl x It's on- ly effect upon us is the forced visit of the two engines x throughout the day Journey continued charging the batteries, before the task of routine tasks of the house became neglected he merely dugged in great chunks of ice, operating one the boiling water and giving the cylinder an opportunity to cool down a bit. He finished the chore at night having run 44 1/2 hrs.