Diary, 1914, of trip with Wilfred Hudson Osgood and George Howard Parker to Pribilof Islands, Alaska
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Thursday June 17 Weather June 15 Wetter Head McCollieh and paces at 2:27 Passed Pot Townsend lighthouse Friday June 17 Ashore and 3 Night Land Rather roughed and somewhat searched 217 miles 46-34- x 126 - 20-9 Saturday June 13 Day rather pleasant and several field letters from 57-22 x 131-37.8 212.3 Sunday June 14 Day June 4 warm clean in afternoon Luggy found night. From 51-32.7 x 136-49.1 220.5 Monday June 15 52-24 x 142. Vol.5 from 51-32.7 x 136-49.1 220.5 miles. Tuesday June 16 From 53-11.9 x 148-49.5 - 224 miles Wednesday June 17 Lat 53-43 N Long 154-58.6 Mad 222 miles 4 noon Day mostly fair clear Afternoon mild wind rallying fresh in evening Thursday June 18 Lat 53-36 N Long 161-03.5 226 miles 4 noon Friday June 19 Arrived at Abulun Harbor about noon Export and I went back as the hills and collected a few birds Spread a few atom fan, on the light rocky ridges Nodder and the others left when we did. There is a large whaling Station here Catching Whales! Humpback Whales. The village away part of the carcass and I showed all of it to the men and some one we saw that which is present as a powder for foreign they have them aton whales for this season [illegible] 105 miles Pacific Sea Products Co. 701 Corten Street Seattle Washington Saturday June 20 We left Abulun in the forenoon and marked some when shark after noon. Stopped him for 2 or 3 hours. Next Mr. Applegate who has blue forces on several small islands near other. He says he