"Trip from Boston to Portland by Zodiacia mollissima- Steamboat", 1876. Apr. 10 Clear and a fine day with rather high N.W. wind, left Boston on the Steam New Brunswick at 8 A.M. taking passage for St. John N.B. We passed a very pleasant day Meriam Wilson (from Chicago) Storm & myself making up the party Capt Winchester Mr Graham (Clerk) and J. Taylor Engineer made us very comfortable and afforded us every opportunity for having a pleasant trip. We began to see ducks shortly after leaving Boston harbor, At Shattem Island saw the first old Sguaws at Boone is, the first birds and indeed the first I ever saw alive, Seen of them, three males and four females passed quite near the boat the coloring of th drakes being especially distinct & easily recognized. [illegible] Away outside but few birds were seen an occasional Lo a pututus or a duck scurrying swiftly along close to th water being the only aves noted, I saw a very large black fish off Chelsea Brook a huge large fellow rolling up out of water boundly and shooting to the height of six or eight feet. As we rounded befn Elisabeth coming into Portland harbor I saw my first Loaras glaners aadistis in the imitation plumage which has known as Dr. Gootchinski; I also thought I saw a black guillemot flying at a distance but may have been Distation. Left Portland at 7 P.M. with Mr Andrews &ya added to our pleasant Circle, Saw some fin phosphorescence in the tarry.