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season of the year with the Roosevelt in her present 



condition. 



On the arrival of the mail steamer seven tons of 

 coal were secured with which in snowstorms and head 

 winds except for the last few miles, still following the 

 inside passage through the intricacies of which Bartlett 

 handled the ship with masterly skill, we reached 

 the whaling station at Hawke's Harbour and secured 

 two more tons which brought us to Battle Harbour, 

 where we arrived in the evening of November 2d. 



The following day forty tons of coal w^ere taken on 

 board and while the work was in progress a southeaster 

 set in accompanied by rain. From this time until 

 the 12th, the wind continued heavy from southeast, 

 east, and northeast, accompanied by rain, snow, 

 generally thick weather and a heavy sea. The 12 th 

 was a clear day but the sea heaving into the narrow 

 and tortuous entrance to the harbour, made it inex- 

 pedient to attempt to go out. On the 13th another 

 southeaster set in with driving snow but the sea was 

 down for a few hours and advantage was taken of this 

 to steam round into Assizes Harbour, which affords 

 good shelter. The entire time of our stay in Battle 

 Harbour was a period of continuous anxiety and 

 efforts to keep the ship from being driven ashore by 

 the violent undertow which makes this harbour the 

 worst on the Labrador coast when any sea is running. 

 During this time the Roosevelt was moored as fol- 

 lows: on the port bow our heaviest anchor and cable 

 let go in the middle of the harbour, a heavy chain- 

 cable attached to a ring-bolt on shore, and a 4- inch 

 line; on the port quarter two 6-inch manila hawsers 



