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________ Friday Sept 27 1867 ________
Morning. Start out with the bidarra early but the
wind veers round so that we cannot sail & we have
to put back. One of our men goes off hunting deer
On taking the goods out of the bidarra to see why she made so much water she almost falls to pieces being racked and broken in every joint & only held apart by the goods
Hire an Indian bidarra for [[8 fath?]] drill 
2 pap. tobacco & 10 balls & 20 charges powder.
A tremendous price, but no help for it. Load & prepare to start but find being very dry she leaks badly & will not hold all the goods. Have to haul her in & take out the goods again. Arkhannok arrives but cannot take any goods being
full of people, will come & help in our boat however to