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1861 Aug 29 Thurs
13th Enc.  21st Day

Earth Moon & all the other planets.
The red-White & blue - the agent stars - seemed gifted with a speaking spirit singing, 'God hath ever blessed - & ever will bless this emblem of Freedom & Power'.
This banner now floats where never White Man was before.  The American Flag preceeds all others in proclaiming that this is the inception moment when Civilization with all its attendant virtues makes its advance here.
As I stood up there, how soul inspiring the scene before me.
Drinking in the sweets before my eyes, I wended my way, Mountain top to mountain top.  They were covered with "Cobble" stones in a great measure while occasionally cropped out here & there the firm rocks of wh. God hath builded the mountains here.  It was night when I got back to encampment (13).  I was greeted by 2 welcome presents - of [[underlined]] Blue berries [[/underlined]]

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1861 Aug 29 Thurs

Twer-oon brought here in a China saucer, gold banded.  
It was a strange sight here among the gray, old, rocks - among, this Iron people to see such an emblem of Civilization as a [[underlined]] tea-cup saucer. [[/underlined]]  It was brimming full of ripe blue luscious berries wh. are very abundant here.  A portion made up another "American pudding" for my supper while the balance was [[?incorporated]] with the right proportion of molasses & eaten with a thankful heart for such blessings in this New Land.
As I descended from the Mountains I saw that the white clouds were kissing their tops.
I knew this signaled bad weather.  In an hour the whole heavens were in thickness & darkness.  Portentious clouds were above.  Fog all over the water below.
Our [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] weather hath ended for a while.