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Noyes gets one from Miss Lizzie & Greenebaum gives us some papers - The Alexander with Elliott & wife & Capt. Bryant has gone to San Francisco Aug. 15 & will not return. The Cyane has been here, left Frisco. May 31st & is due in a few weeks again. The Reliance & schr Geo. Francis Train for Jansen have also been here. Spend day reading up the news [[solid line]] Monday Sept 1 [[/solid line]] Day blowy with occasional squalls, cloudy, P.M. with a little sunshine. Attempt observations for time with sextant but high wind interferes. Work over notes. Night clear. Jabez Howes starts & returns [[solid line]] Tuesday Sept 2 [[solid line]] Day calmer - Early A.M. a little sun, but obs. for time are frustrated by clouds. Jabez Howes sails for Aphua. later raining work over reps [[solid line]] Wednesday Sept 3 [[/solid line]] Morning cloudy with heavy rain in early A.M. Later squally, evening heavy blow from West. with rain & squalls. Work over porpoise bones & pictures - Pack fish &c [[solid line]] Thursday Sept 4 [[/solid line]] Rains & storms from W all day, Work over sketches & porpoise drawings [[end page]] [[start page]] [[blank page]]