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July 13. 1895

At the top of Black Bluffs, 3.30 P.M- A clear, beautiful day, warm in the sun but a cold breeze so that I am wearing a winter overcoat & two pair of drawers without discomfort! Looking off across the water I can see very distinct the island of St. George & the snow patches upon it. The sea is perfectly quite or rather with
[[image - pencil drawing of the island of St. George]]
the lightest ruffles upon it & the slight surf on the beach comes from the long rolling waves. The water is blue with a purplish tinge, except near shore where the rocks with yellowish-white incruslation lend to it a greenish tint- A kittiwake [[strikethrough]] fly [[/strikethrough]] here & there & a few seals playing here and there are the only evidences

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