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I think we had a head current, perhaps the same that was so notice- 

 able back at Rich Point. After lunch our old friend, Cape Anguille, 

 came in sight. This time it looked low and insignificant. Two years 

 ago this was the highest land we had ever seen. We ran along close 

 to shore and Jack pointed out a strip of farm land where a Scotch 

 colony had firmly established themselves. They were so busy farm- 

 ing that not a man owned a boat. The railroad is here 20 miles 

 inland so the settlement is quite isolated. 



Cape Ray was abeam at six o'clock and soon the Cabot Strait 

 swell was very evident. We changed our course for Sydney and 

 could then carry the stay-sail. "Speedwell's gear" which John had 

 so boldly set on deck in the morning "stayed onto her" and we were 

 soon a "three-masted vessel" carrying everything we had. 



The moon came up after supper and all hands sat on deck enjoy- 

 ing a delightful evening sail. Back in Labrador this would have been 

 almost impossible because of the cold. Either we are so dirty that the 

 cold no longer can penetrate or it is very much warmer. 



During the night the wind hauled to the NW, but we still kept up 

 our steady seven knots until daylight. The morning watch then got 

 badly fooled, for the wind headed us quickly and before long we 

 were beating up to Sydney harbor with only a light westerly: 



A day and a half from Bonne Bay to Sydney was a run to be 

 proud of and all hands were eager to get ashore. 



I Position Sydney 

 Wednesday, September i^th < Weather Clear 



I Wind Light northwest 



THE whole morning was perfectly calm and work as we would 

 we could not get up the harbor. Finally somebody suggested 

 rowing up to the town and bringing gas back. This worked very 

 well and we were tied up to Leonard's Oil dock hy xwelve-thirty.. 



