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few days. Went to bed early (about 8 P.M.) Albert went ashore to the telgraph office and brought a telegram from [[underlined in red]] George [[/underlined in red]] dated Yonkers Jan 14 acknowledging mine. He seems very glad about it. But I do not understand [[underlined in red]] why he was still in Yonkers [[/underlined in red]] on Jan 17. instead of at [[underlined in red]] Golden. Col. [[/underlined in red]] where I addressed two letters to him The night was very cool [[underlined in red]] 55◦ F. there was a very brilliant halo around the moon and I put an extra blanket over my sleeping bag.
Jan 18. (Sunday) Albert went ashore to get off telegrams one to Celine announcing that I leave here Thursday night
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one to Schleussner Hamman suggesting [[underlined in red]] meeting of directors [[/underlined in red]] of G. B. Co next week after Sunday. One to [[underlined in red]] Porter of Royal [[/underlined in red]] Baking Co that I shall be home Sunday and will meet him next week. One to Jones Mfg Co about more arrival of pistons. One to [[underlined in red]] Count Lavalette [[/underlined in red]] telling him will be glad to see him in New York at his convenience. Also wrote letter to Celine At 10:30 [[/underlined]] AM. left for the Government cut into the ocean. Mild Northern went about 6 miles out then went fishing trolling on the Kingfish Grounds No less than 25 boats there but we were not lucky some of them caught as