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"Sept. 13. — Got up at 4:30, and. after having coffee, hoisted 

 anchor and set the sails. Weather very foggy, and fine rain. 

 We sailed over to Duncan, went ashore rather late, and all 

 hands started at once for the crater, the idea being to work 

 over the other side of it, and look for the tortoises that Beck 

 had seen as well as others. We found in one of the craters 

 (a section so thickly covered with bushes that it had not been 

 so carefully examined) a good-sized tortoise. This find altered 

 the plans somewhat. The mate and the sailor took the tortoise 

 on a pole, I a sack of bones and their surplus baggage, and 

 after eating lunch started back, the others having gone on. 

 We reached the skiff after a long walk, the others arriving at 

 about the same time. They reported six tortoises tied up, and 

 the remains of another found. We got aboard the vessel about 

 6 p. M., and sailed for Conway Bay, coming to anchor at 7 :30. 



"Sept. 16. — Arose at 5 a. m. and had breakfast; then both 

 parties started for the first station with a big tortoise. Reach- 

 ing there, the mate and myself started down for the beach 

 after water and provisions, there being only half a canteen of 

 water to leave the others for their morning's work. We got 

 to shore in 50 minutes, and started immediately to pack up. 

 The mate took the five-gallon breaker of water, and I the 

 knapsack, well loaded with canned fruit, meat, sardines, bread, 

 sugar, butter, coffee, rice, etc., and three canteens of water. 

 We started back right in the heat of the day, and the mate's 

 load soon exhausted him. We decided that I should go ahead 

 and get to the boys with the water in the canteens, while he 

 came on by short stages. I reached the camp about 1 p. m., 

 very tired by the long walk in the sun. Beck and Hull had 

 carried out three tortoises to the first station. We lunched, 

 and later the mate reached the camp. Hull and myself got a 

 good-sized tortoise into the camp in the afternoon (the farthest 

 away), while Beck brought in a little one on his shoulder. A 

 little later Beck and myself took one of the big ones around 

 the trail to the first station, while Hull brought another little 

 one into the camp, and the mate got several. We sat around 

 the camp-fire awhile after supper, and then retired. 



"Sept. 18. — Arose about 5 a. m., it being then quite rainy. 

 After breakfast we got the tents, blankets, etc., packed up, and 

 started for the shore, Beck and the mate each taking a little 



