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offered to bear the sins of many." At the close of the service Dr. 

 Marsh suggested that a contribution be taken up in aid of the 

 Deep-Sea Mission operating on the coast of Labrador b}' Dr. Gren- 

 fell, the well-known head. Dr. King, our chief astronomer, de- 

 lighted with the suggestion, took the leading part and had a nice 

 little stim to hand Dr. Grenfell when meeting him on our way 

 home. 



On Aug. 14 we began again our toil, shoveling sand, gravel 

 and cement, making foundations for the instruments, after which 

 came the adjusting, and arranging for the supreme moment when 

 the sun would be blotted out. 



Aug. 15. The whole day was spent in adjusting telescope to 

 the latitude of the camp. In the evening we got an observation of 

 Vega and Epsillon Lyrae. 



Aug. 16. Erected a dark room ior photographic work. 



Aug. 17. Dr. Marsh made his first photograph of the sun. 

 He also photographed the moon, with good results. 



Aug. 17 was spent in making solar shuLlers. In the evening 

 the Hamilton contingent held a long consultation with Mr. and 

 Mrs. Maunder relative to equipment, exposures for the eclipse, 

 and kindred topics. 



Aug. 2oth was the Lord's day again. We went to mass in 

 the morning, and to service in the afternoon. Dr. Marsh preached 

 a sermon on The Thief on the Cross, Mr. E. W. Maunder reading 

 the lesson. 



The night being clear and time for preparation short, all 

 hands went to their instruments as soon as it was dark. Dr. 

 Marsh and the writer photographed star trails from Eta Ursa 

 Major, and also some in Cassiopea. 



The next day, Aug. 21st, was given to instrumental adjust- 

 ment and fitting on Rowland grating to a lens lent by Dr. Gav- 

 iller, of Hamilton. At night we succeeded in getting proper focus 

 from star trails from Mizar and Alcor ; we also took two photo- 

 graphs of the moon — one at the prime focus of the 5-inch Brashear, 



