Green is. Casco bay, Me. [Green Island, Casco Bay, Maine]
July 20 - 1875
1875
July 20 [July 20, 1875]
Went down to Smith's office after breakfast
but he was so busy that he found himself
unable to get off with me as he had hoped.
Was introduced to Mr. Merrill one of the
leading sportsmen of the city & a very
pleasant gentleman. Returning to the hotel
got my traps and took the 10.30 boat
for Peaks island, 3 miles from the city.
After a good dinner at Jones' hotel tried
to get a boatman to take me out to the
Green islands but all were afraid or
unwilling to attempt it as they said the
weather was so rough that it would be
impossible to land. Finally however found
a man, Littlejohn by name, who
agreed to make the attempt and at 4 P.M.
we got off in a small open boat, [delete]with[/delete]
cat rigged, and with exceedingly shaky
looking rigging. Running out through
the channel between Peaks & Cushings islds [islands]
we were soon on the open ocean with
the waves "combing" on all sides of us
but continuing steadily on we reached
the group of Green islands by 4.35 and
resting anchor under the lee of the larger
one, landed easily enough in a small
float which we had brought in tow.
  This island rose almost perpendicularly
out of the sea in cliffs of soft crumbly rock,
to the height of some 40 ft. the top almost
as level as a table and covered with a
growth of luxuriant grasses that nearly
overtopped my head as I forced my
way through them. Only in one or
two spots did the bare rock crop out