Field Notebook: Newfoundland 1918a
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June 29-30. Boston an Basque and railway ties (# 98-31) are return to North P.R. Station to get Atlantic. From here we walked to Squantum to see the Peruvian tillite. So back to Adams House at 9 p.m. m. Had supper and after a little walk went to bed. June 30-1918 Sunday. A fine day. Visited Bunker Hill, Harvard, Copley Square, Public Library, Salem and Marble Head. Left at 9:30 and got back at 9:30 p.m. Saw mud today. July 1-1918 Monday. Left Boston at 8 a.m. and got to Lancaster one hour late at 8:50 a.m., It was a foggy and rainy day. Baggage inspection no more rigorous than usual. Did not care for our comforts and most of the passengers had more, However the jolting across on Duxton and without one he would have been awfules. Toward my left over across the Canadian border. Got to St. John 1:30 hours later. Got a sleeper here (State Room) to Trenton and got tired at 1:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Sleeper Charges for $4 6.60