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M. bringing about 40,000 eggs. Tlie eggs were 

 very indifferent. Frank Farr reported for 

 duty as pilot for Launch and brought colored 

 boy to do temporary cooking. Wind S. W. 



May 4. — Clear and wanner. Sent men out to the Bat- 

 teries. They returned with about 275,000 

 eggs. Machinist Flynn and Fireman Slavin 

 reported for duty. Wind gentle from S. W. 



May 5. — Clear and pleasant. Reported result of tak- 

 ing eggs to Maj. Ferguson. Men went to Bat- 

 teries, returned with about 150, 000 eggs . Frank 

 Courtnej" reported for duty. Wind during day 

 X. E., E. and S. E. Received word that Maj. 



Ferguson woidd be down. 

 May 6. — Clear and pleasant. Sent Launch to Havre de 

 Grace for Maj. Ferguson, leaving men at Bat- 

 teries on Avay up. Maj. Ferguson arrived 

 about 1 P. M. bringing Mr. Davenport and 

 colored cook M. Robinson. Maj. Ferguson 

 returned about 4. P. M. Launch returned 

 about 9 P. M. bringing men from Batteries. 

 They obtained 475,000. M. Gleason rex)orted 

 for dutj and was assigned to care of cones and 

 hatching. Wind variable N. to. W. 



May 7. — Clear and pleasant. Sent Launch to Harve de 

 Grace for mail, leaving men at Batteries 

 on way up. Tliey returned about 8 P. M. 

 bringing about 400,000 eggs. Turned much 

 colder after sundown with lieavy wind from 

 S. E. First eggs hatched. Eggs not doing- 

 well on account of being l)ad]y impregnated, 

 as also stoppage of water by foul pipes. Mr. 

 Davenport acccmipanying men at night;. 



May 8. — Cloudy and overcast. Cleared away about 11 

 A. M. Left for Baltimore at 0.52 and return- 

 ed at 4 P. M. Accoiupauied men at night in 

 getting eggs and retiij-ued at 11 P. M. with 



