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Tímarit Þjóðrœhnisfélags Islendinga
kee at 1 o’clock p.m. and went to Chi-
cago where we left the same evening
with the L.S. and M.S. Came to New
York.
Sept. 2nd (Wednesday):—7 o’clock in
the morning, left there 6.30 in the after-
noon. Arrived in Chicago Friday morn-
ing.
Sept. 4th:—Stayed there until 10 p.m.
Arrived to Omaha Saturday night.
Sept. 5th:—And stayed there over the
night. Left Omaha on Sunday morning.
Sept. 6th:—
Sept. 8th (Tuesday evening):—Ar-
rived at Ogden and left the same even-
ing.
Sept. lOth (Thursday evening):—Ar-
rived in San Francisco and went to
Western Hotel.
Sept. llth (Friday):—In the morning
at 9 o’clock we went to the U.S. Pay-
master Spalding (Office 434 California
St.) and from there around in the City
for buying our supplies. At 3 o’clock p.m.
we went on board a Steamer that
brought us to Maine Island, where a
small Steamer took us to the “Ports-
mouth”.
Sept. 12th (Saturday):—We remained
on Board and
Sept. 13th (Sunday):—We were occu-
pied in writing letters. I wrote to Niles,
Fiske and a correspondence to “Vilc-
verji”. (Evening with Adm(iral).
Sept. 14th (Monday):—Morning. We
started at 6 o’clock. Was writing to
Kristr(un) and G.M. and finishing “Vik-
verji” and wrote to Prof. Anderson. In
the evening anchored near San Francisco.
Sept. 15th (Tuesday):—Started again
in the morning. The Steamer left us in
the afternoon. Spoke with the pilot.
Sept. 16th (Wednesday): — No wind,
no progress. A pilot came on Board. I
wrote to Rev. J. Bjarnason.
Sept. 17th (Thursday):—About noon
we got wind from N.W. and sailed S.W.
but after a while the wind turned a
little and we could not hold Course to
North.
Sept. 18th (Friday):—Good wind,
Course between W.N.W. and N.W. In
the afternoon Course between W.N.W.
snd N.W.
Sept. 19th (Saturday):—Still, and no
wind all day. We are about 150 miles
from San Francisco.
Sept. 20th (Sunday):—We got a good
wind from N.W. and sailed W. 2’ to S.
Sept. 21st (Monday):—Sailed N.W. in
the forenoon then it became quite still
again.
Sept. 22nd (Tuesday):—No wind.
Quite still.
Sept. 23rd (Wednesday):—Yet still.
In the evening a little wind.
Sept. 24th (Thursday):—Wind (light),
we sailed West (2° North). In the even-
ing the wind increasing---
Sept. 25th (Friday):—Wind from N.W.
Sept. 26th (Saturday):—Still in the
morning. At 12 o’clock noon we were
400 miles west and 80 miles North of
San Francisco. At noon we got a fresh
South Wind and sailed N.W. (2° West):
this wind increased in the Even'ing.
(914 knots an hour) and continued dur-
ing the night and the next day.
Sept. 27th (Sunday):—In the after-
noon it became still.
Sept. 28th (Monday):—Wind from
N.W. We sailed W.S.W. Rather strong
wind----
Sept. 29th (Tuesday):—Same. About
noon the wind turned S.W. and we
sailed N.W. Rain in the evening.
Sept. 30th (Wednesday): — Rather
heavy rain in the morning. Wind the
same. The wind blows from the West,
we sail N.N.W. In the afternoon no
rain. In the evening we again sail N.W.
October lst (Thursday):—Good wind
yet, we go N.W. (1° West)--At noon
we were on Latitude 47° 15' and Longi-
tude 138° 13' West of Greenwich. We
sailed N.N.W. About 4 o’clock p.m. the
wind ceased and it became nearly still.
October 2nd (Friday):—Almost still
most of the day. At noon we had Lati-
tude 49° 27'. At about 5 o’clock in the