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Aug 22, 1837

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August 22, 1837 ~ Tuesday

22^nd We again visited the sea shore, we gathered some pebbles from the
beach, white & other colours that were nearly transparent, they wash from
the sea. our intent was to preserve them in memory of the Island. We
accompanied, S. Luce Esq. in a boat to catch some fish in Penobscot Bay
and when we entered its mouth the bay was occupied, by a magnus
school of pohagen fish, they cover'd acres, it was supposed there was
a sufficient qantity in the school to have filled, 500,000 barrels we caught
none of them, but saw & herd them rush in large bodies upon the top off
the water. Numerous fish Halks were busy in catching and carrying
of[f] many of them. From this survey we walked to the south school & I
preached to a large congregation. Priest Newton was among the number
{I was clothed with much of the spirit of God} We spent the night at Mr Benj[amin] Kents. Distance 8 miles

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Daybook (18 August 1837 - 11 October 1837)

22nd visited the sea shore & Elder Hale & myself gathered some pebbles from the shore white ot& others coulers that were transparent washed from the Sea our intent was to preserve them in memory of the Island. we accompined Mr Luce in a boat to ketch some fish in penobscot bay & when we entered it it was ocupied by a magnus School of pohagin [pohagen] fish they coverd acres it was supposed their was suff- icent in the school to have filled 500,000 Barrels we caught none of them but saw & herd them rush in large bodies on the top of the water Numerous fish halwks were busy in cetching & carrying off many of them From this scenery we walked to the South District School house & I preached to a crouded congregation priest Newton was with the number I preached from the authenticity of the Book of Mormon {I was clothed with much of the spirit of God} we spent the night at Mr Benj Kents 8 miles

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1

The next we again visited the sea shore and gathered some pebbles from the beach which we intended to preserve in memory of the Island. We also went out with Mr Luce in a boat to catch fish in Penobscot Bay. On entering the mouth of the bay we found it covered with a sholal of Pohagen fish extending over acres of sea. It was supposed that there were in the shoal enough fish to fill five hundred thousand barrels. We caught none of them but saw and heard them rush in large bodies upon the top of the water. Afterwards we walked to the school house where I preached to a large congregation among whom was Priest Newton.