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Thursday Aug. 1. 1895
Reach Amalik Harbor behind Takhli Id about 5.30 A.M.  Find the cove well sheltered from all winds, anchorage in 10 fms. sand.
The rocks are chiefly coarse sandstones (Dip [[space]] Strike [[space]]) resting conformably on an andesitic agglomerate and containing andesite pebbles.  Thickness about 250 ft or more.  Strata of stream bedded sharp gravel in layers five feet thick or more with three seams about 18 inches thick of impure coal of which about four inches are pure coal of a glossy texture, soiling the hands and good for blacksmith work (Specimen 214)  These beds are broken off by a granitic