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[[red underlined]] discipline everywhere and general earnestness. - no beer nor wines nor whisky [[/red underlined]] and everybody seems bent [[red underlined]] to do his very best in all earnest. [[/red underlined]] Later we navigated to [[red underlined]] Plattsburgh. [[/red underlined]] went ashore while supplies were laid in. Anchored over night behind breakwater - Strong Southern wind but good shelter.
Aug 29. Left early - Strong breeze against us, waves spattering. Oilskins needed. Boat behaves splendidly arrived at dock of [[red underlined]] Port Kent. [[/red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] me [[/strikethrough]] Quiet place. Two pleasant looking summer hotels nearby. Walked to [[red underlined]] Ausable Chasm [[/red underlined]] - about 3½ miles, pleasant walk in brisk clear weather. Beautiful view of Lake and Mountains. [[red underlined]] Ausable Chasm [[/red underlined]] visit rather disappointment
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[[red underlined]] cattle-like tourists. [[/red underlined]] Impression much spoiled by [[red underlined]] water almost black like ink. [[/red underlined]] and decided smell of [[red underlined]] bisulphite pulp [[/red underlined]] waste liquor. Afterwards lunch at hotel near by. - Drove back to boat in automobile 50 cents each. and left about 3 P.M. Beautiful weather but strong winds. Dropped anchor at [[red underlined]] Westport [[/red underlined]] towards evening. Notwithstanding southern winds weather is cool. [[red underlined]] Hendrick [[/red underlined]] slept in cock pit and on a cot. This gives me first opportunity since he came aboard to sleep in cabin, and read; - a new luxury!
Aug 30 Up early, left at 6 A.M. and anchored near [[red underlined]] Montcalm ldg at Fort Ticonderoga [[/red underlined]] about 9 30 AM [[strikethrough]] Lunch in the mean time in [[/strikethrough]] While we lunched the captain went out with the row boat to sound the 

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