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Thursday June 26
Morning weather thick & foggy wind very light northerly. Go ashore & take dip observations. P.M. by Lloyd's method The sun coming out for a time. Baker ties the azimuths again and gets four sets. Evening Frost comes off to supper & we go round to the Tyone's again for the latter part of the evening.

Friday June 27
Morning early heave up the anchor and stand out with a fair wind, but just before reaching the narrows have a back flow and are obliged to put our helm up & anchor. About noon wind comes out of the NW strong with white caps outside and we bid Frost & the Tyone goodbye and stand out to sea on our way to Kyska. Have to reef the main sail, so strong is the breeze at first, but it moderates by the time we get off shore a little and by 8 P.M. we have made over 75 miles. 

Saturday June 28
Day thick, foggy wind W very light P.M. take a deep sounding & get 900 fms with chalk mud at bottom 
Hear at 5.10 local time a shot fired apparently from some cannon which might be five miles off

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Ther. reads 64.5
            63.5

Let go.     7.55.00 
100           55.48   48
100           56.50 1.02
100           58.19 1.29
100           60.00 1.41
100           62 09 2.09
100           64 12 2.03
100           66 22 2.10
100           69 37 3 15
100           72 24 2 47
 85           85 11 2 27

Ther reads   bottom slimy
Mercury 40°.    sandy mud
register 54.5. worthless -

Low [[underline]] E [[/underline]] Grenwich 77.17
Lat 52°.20

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