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of the day and from their fishing stayin we had one
mile to walk to Mr. Taylors house, We are
arrived over to the skin and had to change
most of my clothes and two or three of the family
till ours are again dry.
With these people and fishing in this year a com-
plete failure. They have put off some baskets
but their catch is so small all in care as to be
almost without anything to bank on for the coming
winter.
Wednesday July 27, Current Island.
Another foggy day. Worked on Current Island
and northward along the shore from Mat Taylors house
to St. Barthe Bay!
Thursday July 28. Bay St. Barthe,
Our boat got to St.Barthes Bay last evening
at 6 P.M. They left once an long at 9 A.M.
in a fog and had all day around in it. Two of us
walked to the boat after 7.45 P.M. and got back
at 11 P.M. about the very last of day light.
There was a white frost last night.
At 8 A.M. we walk 3 miles to the boat in St. Barthe
bay as the wind is rising, At 9.30 we raise the anchor
and are off. One family lives at Bay St.Barthe.