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[[red underline]] strong tendency, unwilling to listen and unable to think of two things at the same time. I feel much provoked. [[/red underline]]
Boat hull scrubbed white for the first time.
Afterwards went to anchor near first bridge and I went to town buying provisions and having a hair cut. A letter from [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] and one from [[red underline]] George. [[/red underline]] Sent her a telegram that I shall be back Sunday 25 Lewis one day earlier.
[[vertical notation in red in left margin]] Cynet [[/marginal notation]]
Jan 16. This morning in trying to get away a storm anchor, a 75 lb Dirigo" kedge anchor, refused to budge. By applying winch and power, we finally got the cable in but the shank and stack alone came up, the flukes remained caught in the rock. Went for gasoline. 30 gals and fresh water then anchored
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before club. I went to purchase new kedge anchor. then went aboard the [[red underline]] "Anthon Dorn" or [[Dhorn?]] the biological yacht of the Carnegie Institutions of Washington found J.W. Mill engineer ^[[address: Route No 1 Box 227 Miami)]] painting the deck, he says he is about to leave for [[red underline]] Samoa [[/red underline]] a very friendly intelligent looking man, who seems to be well acquainted with everything. Tells me they have a station at [[red underline]] Dry Tortugas. [[/red underline]] Came around another chap Capt. [[red underline]] James G. Riley x [[left margin]] [[strikethrough]] Called [[/strikethrough]] "Lord Raleigh! as nickname [[/left margin]] [[/red underline]] who owns an auxiliary Catboat well planned and who takes parties out fishing. A congenial looking chap his address is
Box 23. Miami
Spent the remainder of the day aboard fixing things and caring for my [[red underline]] sponges which smell more and more. [[/red underline]] Evening a rain squall. Lewis

Transcription Notes:
The Carnegie Institute's "biological" yacht was the Anton Dohrn named for a prominent German Darwinist.