Field Notebook: Quebec 1908
Page 74
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and at breakfast learned that his anchor and the three ships were drifting at 2 A.M. she had to get up and sail the boat back to the anchorage. He was flown of the river several hundred feet. At 7 A.M. the sight of the waves was a wonder to behold! Some were ten feet high curling and grinding of the beach. All of the river mouth had been changed during the night and the bars looked very different. The storm lasted all day, having a gale with sun-shine and occasional rain. As then could be no thought of sailing today Rogers and I concluded to explore the shore west of Jupiter River. The old Pioneer took us across the river in the tempet and landed us on the further shore without getting wet. As we walked