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"We find on this point about
a half mile from the islands
a small rocky islet built up
against like I poles as if
a white-man had constructed
it as a shelter for sleeping-
always with the desire to get
away from the crowd on the
main, always to try with a
sleeping bag in preparation for
a trip.
Wednesday June 2nd
The long sought-in-lead arrow
or summit observatory island
has been found at last.
Following instructions we look
"5 feet due west I arrived at
an enlarged crack as a glass
jar containing pearls," we searched
but found it gone. Many has
evidently been here.
Lobby showed me where
as a boy he saw the traces of
the white-men. The frigate
"Advance 1853-55" was not
visible after 2 years I
examine... Look a panorama
of barren also fields of Kane