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first lock 9:55 AM. No delays on bridges or locks until at 1:45 P.M Scow and tug ahead in lock so had to wait 30 minutes. Temp. of air is now 76◦ F and beautifully clear sky Princeton Bridge 3:30. Same beautiful landscape.  Students are training in rowing on Carnegie Lake near their boat house. What charming surroundings for this University. Happy boys [[strikethrough]] who [[/strikethrough]] but do not know how happy and privileged they are. -- foolishly impatient with the present, and foolishly eager for the future!! until they realize it sometime [[strikethrough]] when [[/strikethrough]] ^[[after they are]] too old.
Arrived Trenton 5:15 P.M but had to wait till 6:00 P.M before locks open.  By this time quite dark but locked thru
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just the same and a further 3 miles run (moon light) to Bordentown where tied at the boardwalk at 8:00 P.M. No other boats there. Everywhere notice striking falling off in water traffic since last year. Quiet night. Some thunder and a little rain over by next morning.
Oct 12. Passed Bordentown lock 6:35 ^[[AM]] Philadelphia Bridge 9:30 AM. Strong Westerly wind (gale) Reach Delaware City 2:55 P.M Thru first lock 3:00 P.M. took in gasoline, [[strikethrough]] sent telegram [[/strikethrough]] telephoned to Celine and bought some provisions and filled the tanks with gasoline à 245 a gallon.  Except for Yacht [[strikethrough]] Pytar [[/strikethrough]] "Pythagoras" (Emile DuPont de Nemours). we passed no boats in Canal and could make good speed but when at 6:00 P.M