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wind WSW. Although our course to Cape Race necessitated rather 

 a close haul, we could make about five knots. After we had taken 

 our second station it was evident that the water bottles did not 

 turn over every time especially the one in the bow of the wire. The 

 two John's began betting whether they would be turned over and 

 locked or not. By the end of the afternoon Knowlton was theoreti- 

 cally out 165 quarts of whiskey (to be drunk on the spot) to be 

 bought at St. John's. We tried putting more weight on the wire and 

 thus keeping it straighter. This helped but still things did not work 

 exactly right. Of course it was not absolutely flat and there was a 

 good breeze, but the schooner lay like a gull on the water, almost 

 perfectly still. There remains a bit of thinking to be done on the 

 subject of how to handle this gear best in rough water. 



By six o'clock we were back near the shore (sounding 37 fathoms) 

 and after taking our fourth station we headed north to St. John's. 



The fog remained thick all night but the wind though light was 

 following. 



The number of sea birds has already increased noticeably. This 

 evening we passed a good many getting ready for bed and they 

 seemed much annoyed on being disturbed. Many, after a good sup- 

 per, found a good deal of trouble rising off the water. One thing is 

 fairly sure and that is that in this region of eternal fog they are not 

 often disturbed by passing boats. We all wished we knew more about 

 the names of the different species. 



Position At St. Johns 

 Wednesday, July 14th •^ Weather Clear 



Wind Variable 



RIGHT after breakfast we started the motor and began to work 

 . in towards Cape Spear, which had been sighted just after day- 

 light when the fog finally lifted. As three bergs were in sight we were 



