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6:30 A.M. In one of the locks met a canoe with three men - Canoes name is [[red underlined]] "Cahateda" [[/red underlined]] which they tell me is the indian name for the Upper Hudson and means: [[red underlined]] Water Born ^[[Boulder Born?]] [[/red underlined]] on boulders. A very appropriate name for the part of the river strewn with boulders and with such a hard rocky bed. About 2:30 arrived thru last lock at Troy. All this now seems to lose in interest. - [[red underlined]] my vacation seems near its end. [[/red underlined]] Lovely weather. Tied up at [[red underlined]] Coeymans [[/red underlined]] behind breakwater - well protected against passing steamers. This seems favorite anchorage for yachtsmen from Albany. Went ashore - note a large
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number of [[red underlined]] colored men from nearby brick - kilns. [[/red underlined]] A small village. Bright night. - sitting on deck towards 9 P.M saw pretty display of [[red underlined]] Aurora Borealis, [[/red underlined]] first an arc of diffused white light then radiating beams of white light like distant searchlights.
Sept 3 (Sunday) Another beautiful day. Stopped in [[red underlined]] Poughkeepsie [[/red underlined]] to take in some gasoline 
Anchored [[red underlined]] North of Newburg [[/red underlined]] before the [[red underlined]] Yacht Club. [[/red underlined]] The latter, being poorly managed not even flags out. Beautiful sight of distant mountains. [[red underlined]] Hendrick [[/red underlined]] went ashore with me to [[red underlined]] Palatine [[/red underlined]] hotel for supper. Dining room crowded with tourists poor service.
Sept 4 (Labor Day) Lifted anchor about 

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