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Friday Mar. 2d/60
Spent the day mostly at the Geographical Library - Met there Dr. Hayes -  Mr. Fisk very kindly took me to the N.Y. Historical Society Rooms where I was introduced to Mr Moore the librarian -  Discussed Arctic -  Found him great friend & admirer of Peter Forer, Esq of Washington D.C.  Advised me to see him.  Mr. F. went with me down into [[strikethrough]] Egpt [[/strikethrough]] "Egypt" - Saw there the works of over 3000 years ago - Marble sculptured - that had been excavated from Babylon.

Saturday Mar 3/60
On invitation, visited ^[[this Eve]] Cyrus W. Field, 84=E 21st Street.  Having spent some 15 minutes placing my mission before him, Prof. O.M. Mitchel, formerly of Cins. entered - Soon came Dr. Adams of N.Y. - then a gentleman of Manchester Eng. accompanied by Mr Wm Angus of Montreal Canada West. - In a body we were taken to the supper room
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[[in shadow possibly from another page]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] executed up in the Andes.  This man was the [[?Symmasmen]] [[/in shadow possibly from another page]]
where all the modern appointments for a room of the kind are ^[[fixed &]] to be seen.  The game in [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] wh. we all participated, was "Ten-pins".  After a few rounds, the brother of Mr Field came in so - [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] on.  [[?Hays]] - a few rounds more - then down into the parlor - thence to opening [[underlined]] "baked-oysters", [[/underlined]] all seated around the board of our hospitable host - the 20th Century man - [[underlined]] the-Atlantic-Cable-genius [[/underlined]] that linked two worlds into one - Cyrus W. Field - the [[triple underlined]] American! [[/triple underlined]] yes 20th Century man!  One hundred years ahead of the common people.  [[underlined]]  He's the man for my model. [[/underlined]] - Mrs. Field seemed interested in my proposed expedition.  I shall not soon forget this excellent visit - The Indian [[underlined]] "shedding" [[/underlined]] - coat in which Mr F. offered in the "Muscle & health-making-room" high up, where I succeeded in knocking down one "Ten-pin" with three Balls - & had [[underlined]] none [[/underlined]] to share!
[[left margin]] Recd. a letter from Home - from Robinson  Learn that the "Press" is sold to Reed & Bro. [[/left margin]]