474 G. E. Verrill — Some Birds and Eggs collected at 



Sept. 28. Thick weather with hard rain through the forenoon, this afternoon better 

 weather. Wind hauled from N.W. to W. 



29. Some fog on top of the mountain. Pleasant weather. Wind N. 



30. Weather quite pleasant. Wind N. 

 Oct. 1. Wind N". Pleasant. 



2. This morning the weather was squally with heavy rain, but soon cleared 



up. Wind W., pleasant. 



3. The wind hauled to the S. and then to S.E. During the night strong 



breeze with rain. The weather has been rainy through the day with 

 wind hauling to N.E. and is now N".W., strong gale. 



4. There has been rain, snow and hail through the day, wind hauling from 



N.W. to W. 



5. There have been a few rain squalls through the day, with the wind W. The 



mountain has been covered with snow. 



6. The weather has been quite pleasant with but a few rain squalls. Strong 



winds from N.W. 



7. Pleasant this forenoon, continuous rain this afternoon. Wind N.E. haul- 



ing from N.W. Temp, sea water 50°. 



8. Cloudy this forenoon and with continuous rain this afternoon. Wind N., 



strong. 



9. Rain and snow squalls through the day. Wind hauling from N.W. to 



S.W. The top of the mountain is covered with snow. 



10. Snow squalls through the day. Wind S.W., very strong. 



11. A few snow squalls through the day. Wind S.W. This is the coldest 



wind that we have. The top of the mountain keeps covered with 

 snow. 



12. Has been quite pleasant to-day, though a few rain squalls this forenoon. 



Wind light and varying from W. to S. 



13. Light airs this morning from S.E. Later, wind E. and increasing. 



14. Wind N.E , blowing 'strong through the day. At dark it hauled to N. 



Pleasant overhead. 



15. The wind was very strong through the night and also to-day with fine 



rain. Quite rough on the beach. Wind N. 



16. Wind N.W. Fine rain most all day. Thick fog on the mountain. 



17. Pleasant this morning. Light rain this afternoon with thick weather. 



Wind N. 



19. The weather set in thick with rain and snow. Wind N., but by noon 



hauled to S.W. Weather clearing up.* 



20. Considerable snow on the mountain though quite pleasant when we got 



here [east side]. 



21. Wind S.E., strong. Cloudy weather with light rain. There is some snow 



on the mountain yet. 



22. Wind S., strong, with a few snow squalls this morning. Cold on the 



mountain. 



23. Wind S.W., light, with a few misty squalls. Temp, of sea water 50°. 



* One of the men was frozen to death crossing the mountain, on this day. [See 

 Journal for Oct. 20th, p. 469.] 



