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April 16, Wednesday. Went ashore this a.m. after breakfast to get 
few pictures of shrubbery (& spec, of trees?) particularly of the rubber sap 
shrub, for determination. This was day got canteen of water. 
Still overcast this morning. Dr. Blanch and Crawford went £s fish¬ 
ing. Almost too dark most of time for real picture taking but hope I got a 
few good ones. Collected a £ew scraps of plants. 
After lunch ks±h ran down past Eden Id. south along coast to see 
if could discover cove from which old road to plantation started. But 
visibility poor. 
Got back to South Seymour in tine to straighen up belongings be¬ 
fore supper and hear about Capt. Picking's report on South Channel Basin for 
lab and iiavy site} we could take advantage of their facilities by locating 
there; water tanks and maybe power plant or be independent on other side, but 
place would need buoys and wire drag. 
Wind: S.E. 1-2 S.S.W. 2, S.W. 2, E.^.E. 1, E.S.E. 1-2. 
Temperature: (a) 79-89 (b^ 75-81 (c) 
Weather: R - c -V * CCCC - BC - BC 
April 17. l’-2:o 0 a.m. enroute James Bay. Clear and sunny, snapped 
Daphnes, Jervis, and S. and /. of James Id. Got good shot of poo ds crater 
with salt in it. Left S. Seymour at 9 a.m., arrived James Bay 2:50 p.m. about 
dead low water• Clear, bright, hot day* W e nt ashore 
to scodu around for grave site. 2$30—o p#m* ashore in James Bay looking for 
&OTK Cowan’s grave* Meanwhile, sub got 2 large fis^ one undoubtedly a "goggle 
eye 2y-l/2 (standard length) inches long and ohter a gx&K grey thread in 
oass of 19-1/2 (standard length). Also got 2 pieces red lava from pinnacle 
near where houston dug for Cowan, a shallow excavation* 
