- This morning we started from Sandy Hill 4
A.M., and got to Spotted Islands 8.30 A.M., 25 miles. Our
teamsters don't know the route any farther. Mick Dison and Bill
Dison our teamsters from Spotted Islands. Starting off in the
afternoon 2.30 P.M., got to Seal Island 6 P.M., 20 miles.
Sunday, May 1st. - Very stormy and can't see any distance. Can't
make a start to-day. Staying in George Morris house.
Monday, May 2nd. - Still stormy. We started from Seal Island, 11
A.M. after it cleared up a bit, and got to Coopers Bite, or New
York, 7 P.M., 35 miles. Nobody living there. We came to some
shacks. No stoves in any of them and all the doors off. We
gathered some of the old broken stoves and made kind of a fireplace
in the middle of the house, and built a fire. We cut a hole in the
roof to let the smoke out.
Tuesday, May 3rd. - Started off this morning 4 A.M. It was yet
dark. Got to Williams Harbor 9 A.M., 30 miles. Came to Mr. John
Russel's house. Mr. Russel and his brother James Russel has been
just starting off into the bay, and will not be home till evening.
Mick and Bill Dison do not know the route an farther. - The Russels
home this evening, and will take us to Fox Harbor in the morning.
Wednesday, May 4th. - Started off from Williams Harbor early this
morning 6 A.M., and came to Mr. George Wakeham's at Fox Harbor
about 10 A.M., 25 miles. Cannot get across the bay and the people
tell us that we cannot go round by dog team, on account of a river
near Cape Charles. So we have to wait here till the ice moves out.
Only 6 miles from Battle Harbor. We stay here at Mr. Wakeham's.
The people all along on our trip has been good to us as they could.
We had only to go by Dr. Macpherson's letter, and at every place
they were always ready to help us, because when the Dr. has passed
he told them about us coming along the coast, and they were always
looking out for us. The people all along the coast has heard of my
finding the things on my trip in the bush. One would tell the
other, "This is the man we heard of, when he found everything he
dug for in the snow this winter."
Thursday, May 12th. - About noon a little boat came from Battle
Harbor to Fox Harbor. The Dr. had heard that we were at Fox
Harbor, and right away sent a little boat with five men to help us,
and telling us about a steamer at Cape Charles. She will be
starting for Newfoundland may be in the morning. Wallace and I
were more than glad, and started right away from Fox Harbor. We
were there eight days at Fox Harbor.
