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and white with pinck spots. Get Glottidia albida free with ease in 40-60 fms. Bendel & M. Baker go to Johnistons ranch & bring back a mortar & pestle, & have a good time generally. Play crib in P.M. Sunday Feb. 1, 1874 Day fine, work over yesterdays dredgings on the beach in P.M. Monday Feb 2 Carry the boat over and dredge on the north side of the islands, dont get much. P.M. Overhaul dredgings - Send party to Johnistons ranch they get a few store things Tuesday, Feb 3 Weather bad. Haul out but do not go to sea on account of the heavy Westerly wind blowing. Hunt snails most of the day - Evening ditto Wednesday Feb 4 Get out early in A.M for San Miguel - Wind dead ahead beating to windward all day - Thursday Feb 4 Fetch in toward Santa Barbara in P.M. Write Mother Mrs. Elmer & [[Uhly?]] Land Smith & get some papers. Stand off shore, but wind falls calm and we get but a little way [[end page]] [[start page]] 9 04[[strikeout]] Let go 9h. 05 - 15 fms out 29 52 11 miles SW by W1/2W of Miss San Beunaventura N. End Santa Cruz S.W.7/8W E " Anacapa S.E. Santa Barbara Mission N.W. by W. Pt Mugio (?) E 1/8 S.