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72/ This is [[red underline]] towards the Western bight of the Island [[/red underline]] but about 300 yards more East there is another flat coral rock where spongers land with their rowboats and one of them told me [[red underline]] there is another spring or well of freshwater [[/red underline]] Towards 3 O'clock lifted anchor and as the weather tuns fine and fog ^[[dissipated]] wanted to explore the channels between [[red underline]] No Name key and Big Pine Key [[/red underline]] Had not trouble in doing so following the chart and the appearance of the water. Then going Southward unrouted by [[red underline]] following the piles Flags [[/red underline]] put in heading to his pier from where he got his building material from Key West for [[left margin in red]] Cygnet [[/left margin]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 73 his bridge and viaduct sparing [[red underline]] Bahia Honda [[/red underline]] entire Unfortunately in trying to locate channel beyond got grounded just [[red underline]] South of No Name Key [[/red underline]] It is now 7:30 and we are waiting for high time about 1 or 2 A.M. to get afloat. We are on hard bottom and well protected and about one mile [[strikethrough]] from [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] North of Southerland Keys [[/red underline]] While being stranded I noticed boat was drawing much water and there seemed a leak. Lewis found that it was the [[red underline]] same old leak [[/red underline]] on that defective connection of exhaust which Albert had so carelessly made. He painted it with asbestos wick and managed to stop the leak. Jan 12. Got up at 2 A.M at high water, tried to float the boat by kedging , but unsuccessful and had to go back to bed. Next high tide is [[red underline]] expected to be higher [[/red underline]]