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On Board the Steamship "Kensington".
1897.
July 8.
 Latitude, 49 15 N.
 Longitude, 18 50 W.
 Run - - - - - 330 miles.
  A gray sky, strong west wind and lumpy, following sea
which made our steamer roll heavily at times.
  Porpoises of numerous and frequent occurrence during the 
entire day. No birds except Wilson's (?) Petrels which were
rather less numerous than yesterday.
 Late in the afternoon the U.S. war ship "Brooklyn" passed
us about 12 miles to the southward on her way back to America
from the Queen's Jubilee celebration.