Sept 6th I rode out in the morning with Asahel,
Emma and Sister Cannon in the glass bottom
boat, and in 50 or 60 feet of water we can see
everything in the water to the bottom clearly. I
learned one important thing that I never knew before
This growth that floats on the sea, grows in a forest
on the bottom of the sea, like a forest of timber. We
saw large trees of it 50 feet under water, with branches
growing out from the main body. We could see all
the fish swiming in the midst of this growth. We
saw more gold fish in the water than any other kind.
I wrote a letter to Owen giving him an account
of our fishing and saying that we start for home
tomorrow. The two Steamers both left the Island.
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