to a dead nigger. The wind Blowed so hard I expected to be
lifted off my feet.

_April_ 17. Making all posable speed to Sandy Point, making about 15
knots ever since we started this morning. 12 O clock Midday, there is
some of the most beautyfull and grandest sights I have ever had the
pleasure to look upon. I am shure if I could only write on the subject
I could make it very interesting. I never seen such beautyfull wild
nature in all my travels; there is mountain after mountain of Glacier
and they seem to have all the colors of the rainbow, it was a little
cold too and the whole Mountains sparkled like diamonds. 6. P.M. drop
anchor in the Harber of Sandy Point, Chili. Had the public bin able to
see us, They would not stop runing for the next week to come, for we
cleard ship for action and had the guns all loaded up and ready for
buisness and to Blaze away at any thing that looked as thoe it wanted
to fight. Capt Clark belives in for warned for armed, and takes no
chances. had the two Steam Cutters patroling the ship as usual.

She made one of the grandest runs on record, for 11 hours making an
average of 15-1/2 knots; it knocks the Worlds record sky high. Just
think of a first Class Battle Ship making 15-1/2 knots for 11 straight
hours on a straight away run, and we all think she could beat that
time. But we had over the bow 2 anchors with the flukes of both in the
water 3 feet. I am sure that held her Back 2 tenths of a knot. And the
Marietta is not hear. the Capt dont know what has becom of her.

_April_ 18. Well the Marietta is hear this morning, she came in at
12.15 this morning. She was in the straights when we past her, she was
laying off in one of the coves waiting for us, the man on lookout
sighted us as we pased her, and told his capt and he said let her go,
we will up anchor and overhall her in a short time. it hapened that the
lookout was on board of the Oregon and he told his Capt that the
Marietta could never catch the Oregon. Well any way she came in a
little affter midnight.

The first thing this morning we started to coal up. I havent found out
how many tons we are going to take hear. But the price is $25 a ton. I
think we will take about 800 tons. all the men on the Marietta say they
had a very rough trip. We are in a great rush to get out of hear. Capt
Clark asked Capt Simons if he had any towing Bits. Looks as thoe we
were going to snake him along with us. I am detailed to go into the
fighting t