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water had afterwards filled in the cut between the black walls with white sand showing in sharp contrast.
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pencil sketch of contrast of sand
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We found along the surface of the bluff at top a [[chatum?]] of good compact peat from one to two feet thick for a considerable distance from this level alluvial deposit of black earth extended a series of white sand bluffs rising in an undulating series one after the other around nearly the entire remainder of the north side of the bay. These bluffs arose from 50 to 150 feet high and their south slopes facing the water were nearly covered with alders & willows. Some beaver gnawed sticks were found in a cut in the alluvial deposit previously described. Some ducks, geese & loons were seen today.
Toward eve we started back to the vessel and reached it about 11PM - after a hard fight against wind & tide. The day gave fair promise early in the morning but later dull gray clouds shut in from the north & it became gloomy & cold & cold misty showers fell in the evening.

September 11th
The Captain gave the sailors a holiday and we laid at anchor in the same place as yesterday until evening when we got under way & steamed up & anchored just off Elephant Pt.