August 17, 1896 ~ Monday

Monday Mony 17 Sunday

quite a plesant Day Many
large flying gulls follow
the steamer it became foggy
ne[a]r night they blew the
Fog Horns we Met quite a Mob
at the wharf we had all we could
do to get through them we
got to palace Hotel at 9:30

August 18, 1896 ~ Tuesday

18 ^Tuesday^ We changed room this
Morning the price for room &
board for Asahel Ma & myself
is $13 a day $91 a week

August 19, 1896 ~ Wednesday

Wednesday 19, We took carriage
in the Morning & rode to the [blank]
& viewed Many places a forest occupied
with almost all kinds of birds & squirrels
we saw a plane Lilly, the Leaves as large
as a big wash tub there were but
very few in the America we travelled
over much ground & saw Much

Monday 17

quite a plesant Day many large flying gulls follow the steamer it became foggy near night they blew the Fog Horns we Met quite a Mob at the wharf we had all we could do to get through them we got to Palace Hotel at 9:30

18 Tuesday We stayed Room this Morning the price for room & board for Asahel Ma & myself is $13 a day $91 a week

Wednesday 19, we took carriage in the Morning & rode to the & viewed Many places a forest occupied with almost all kinds of birds & squirrels we saw a plane Lilly, the Leaves as large as a big wash tub there were but very few in America we travelled over much ground & saw Much