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ZZ4 Appendix 1WEDNESDAY 11 AUGUSTOvercast dqy we passed Cope St. Elias a weird detached rock like a pillar + sowbefore + after fine snow ranges + glaciers but only in glimpses + the clouds were toolow to see Mt Logan + Mt St. Elias. Open sea but not rough. No incidents we readall dqy + turned in early noise of gramophone + Tourists being too muchfor us.THURSDAY 12 AUGUSTThick fog + we went dead slow then stopped. At noon it lifted suddenly + we foundourselves under wooded mountains with a hundred yards or so of Port Althorp.There we went ashore with Innes the young Toronto professor +saw the huge cannery of salmon + astonishing machinery for cutting up tinninglidding + labellingfish: Philippine labour. Then for a scramble up a gorge behind.Fog at sea still + at 5 a 'c we steamed back into it. It lifted about 7 just beforesunset behind snow mountains wondeiful reflects of Gold rim on snow + rollingcloud banks + little drifting icebergs + pink clouds. Talked to a Botanist ProfessorHarshberger from Philadelphia who named our plants for us. Gwen showed herpictures to the tourists in the morning + sold 47-50 + wegot somefun out of it.Luri said his p.p.cs were better souvenirs because they only costZ cents each! At midnight we heard a tripper shriek "NorthernLights". Gwen cursed them: then we hopped out in cose it was not a tripper'sjoke + there they were. Wavy in straight ~ edges like a crystalyet waved about sinuous + liz transparent like wispy clouds orsearch lights. They waved + shimmered + were full of tremblingmovement in great sheets of milky light aX the starlit sky: now +then faint rainbow hues apparent. We stqyed out on deck 20 mins. or soin coats + nightgowns + then thry faded. The dark forms of trippers + their exclamationswere a queer setting.mountains: great mine works on hill side. Biggest town we've seen since EdmontonLovely dqy hot sun cool breeze: all morning steamed post beautiful Mts + glacierson our left but not very close to us. Islands every side + spruce (Sitko spruce) clodhills. At 2.45 passed Petersburg + entered Wrangell narrows then 3 hours of verynarrow winding channel. Clouds of black headed gulls at Petersburg likesnowflakes never saw so ma':')'. At 6 a 'c come to Wrangell: + went ashore for 1hour after dinner. Full of Totem poles + Curio shops. scrambled up hill a littlewqy saw huge strawberry plants + mosses of mountain ash berries. Awqy at 8 in abeautiful sunset.SATURDAY 14 AUGUSTGot in to Ketchikan early up 6.30 + after breakfast ashore we 2 + the 2men from Toronto Innes + Gibb. Attractive town portly on piles +wooden streets. Walked 2 or 3 miles Innes + I hod a delightful scramble up agorge. Then on to tropicallookingforest Thupa placota Hemlock spruce Tsugahedaeriphia one 18 ft. round + jock Pine Pinus Murrqyana. Sow some solman inpools. Then bock to town + sow sow. Mill fascinating machinery carvinggreattrees just hauled up from the water like slices of hom. Awqy at 2 + thereafter adullishgrqy dqy down among islands. Fanry dress masqueye gods!!!SUNDAY 15 AUGUSTWrote in desultory fashion smooth water dark islands + lovely hills + a lovelysunset. The high hills veiled lost dqy or 2 but todqy was bright + sun':')' again. Wentthro Queen Charlotte Sound in morning open sea on 1 side + eveningthro verynarrow passages. Wonderful sea jour",!) this 7 dqys in smooth water + suchscenery. Passengers song ~mns + danced. We have only hobnobbed with theRrynolds family from near Los Angeles + the 2 Toronto men Innes + Gibb.FRIDAY 13 AUGUSTGot up at 5.30 + outto seeJuneau foran hour: we had stopped there at 3 + leftat 7. It is built on piles largely has wooden streets + is squeezed between sea +